Whites Most West: Manifest Destiny or Cruel Conquest?
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Whites Most West: Manifest Destiny or Cruel Conquest?
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
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….
II. Two Views of the Plains IndiansNative American View White View
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
Indian Reservations Today