Sept 18th - Sept 22nd

[6Hannah]

Monday

• Discussion posts forum leaders
• Repetition Friday
• US Native American Policies
  • Assimilation (Try to Americanize the Native Americans)
  • Putting them on reservations
  • Map of reservations of the Native Americans in 1834
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 (Map)
  • Indian and Oklahoma Territory merge in 1907 forming state of Oklahoma
    • Government opened up Indian & Oklahoma territory for settlement
    • Maps to 1775, 1850, 1894 and 1992 about the land held by or returned to Indians
    • Destruction of Buffalo

>A way to get eliminate the Indians

• Dawes Act 1887
  • Gave land to Native American families to farm-160 acres to families, only 80 acres to unmarried adults
  • Ended tribal ownership of land
  • Those who take the acres will be granted US citizenship
  • Goal of this act was to Americanize the Native Americans
  • The Native Americans lost much of their land
  • Not required but the other option was not good (death, illness, punishment, …)
  • Ended in the 1930’s under President Roosevelt
  • Picture of “Indian land for sale”
  • Comic of the Dawes Act
  • Famous Indian War Battles
    • Sand Creek Massacre 1864 in Colorado
    • Battle of the Hundred Slain (Fetterman Massacre) 1866 in Wyoming
    • Red River War 1874 in Texas
    • Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand) 1876
    • Battle of Wounded Knee 1890 last major skirmish between NA and US Army
    • Research-50 points
      • Who fought?
      • When?
      • Where?
      • Who won?/How?/Why?
      • Leaders from each side
      • Deaths/ Casualties
      • Supporting details to round out battle
      • Include pictures/ Maps/ other visuals
      • Include sources (at least 3)
      • Mr. Bruns’ tips for PowerPoint

Tuesday

• Working on our presentation about one of the Indian wars

Wednesday

• Finish our presentation

Thursday

• 1^st Presentation about “Battle of a Hundred slain”
  • Also Fetterman’s massacre (military chief)
  • December 21^st, 1866
  • The Indian won
  • The battleground is now a memorial
  • 2^nd Presentation about “Battle of little Bighorn”
    • June 25^th of 1866
    • Indian killed the military chief
    • Native Americans won
    • 3^rd Presentation about “Wounded Knee Massacre”
      • December 29^th, 1890
      • Indian chief was killed
      • Military won
      • 4^th Presentation about “Powder River War”
        • August  1^st- September 24^th, 1865
        • The military won
        • Deaths because of frostbites
        • 5^th Presentation:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1T8B1fcB60FKjg3-E3qXfpshSmeGlTQ466fwYofdAsu4/edit?ts=59c15b62#slide=id.g264e161907_0_892

Friday

• 6^th Presentation about “Red River War”
  • Indian tribes were almost forced out
  • Started summer 1874 and ended mid 1875
  • Video on the Battle of  little Bighorn