Whites Most West: Manifest Destiny or Cruel Conquest?

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I. Why White Americans Go West

A. Mining for Silver and Gold

B. Farmers & the Homestead Act

C. Railroads, Tourists, and the Destruction of the Buffalo

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D. Cowboys & Cattle Drives

II. Two Views of the Plains IndiansNative American View White View

II. Two Views of the Plains IndiansNative American View White View

Tribal Culture -- Religion, Clothes, Language….

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Tribal Languages, Politics and Religion

Uncivilized

II. Two Views of the Plains IndiansNative American View White View

Tribal Languages, Politics and Religion

Uncivilized

Nomadic Hunters

II. Two Views of the Plains IndiansNative American View White View

Tribal Languages, Politics and Religion

Uncivilized

Nomadic Hunters Empty Land

II. Two Views of the Plains IndiansNative American View White View

Tribal Languages, Politics and Religion

Uncivilized

Nomadic Hunters Empty Land

Defenders of Their Home

II. Two Views of the Plains IndiansNative American View White View

Tribal Languages, Politics and Religion

Uncivilized

Nomadic Hunters Empty Land

Defenders of Their Home Brutal Attackers of Their Homes

Case #1: “Killing the Indian to Save the Man” – Peace Treaties, American Indian Schools & The Dawes Act

III. Conflict on the Frontier

Case #2: Violence & A Native American Victory – The Treaty of Fort Laramie, The Gold Rush, and Custer’s Last Stand

Case #3: Violence & The End of Native American Resistance – The Battle of Wounded Knee

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