Monday - U.S Native American Policies - we wanted the Native Americans to become American so that we didn't have to fight them anymore
Assimilation - Way of making the Native Americans "white"
Kansas-Nebraskan Act 1854 -Pushed the Indian Tribes west
Indian and Oklahoma Territory Merge in 1907 forming the state of Oklahoma
The Government opened up Indian & Oklahoma territory for settlement
Destruction of the buffalo was a way to eliminate the Indians
Dawes Act of 1887 - Gave land to Native American families to farm - 160 acres to families, only 80 acres to unmarried adults
Ended tribal ownership of land
Goal was to "Americanize" Native- Americans
Native-Americans lost much of their land
Not required but the other option was not good
Ended in the 1930's under President Roosevelt's Indian Reorganization Act
PROJECT RULES: Who fought?, When?, Where?, Who won?/ How?/Why?, Leaders from each side, Deaths/Casualties, Supporting details to round out battle, Includes picture/maps/other visuals, include sources
Tuesday - Project Work Day
Wednesday - Last Project Work Day
Thursday - Battle of Little Bighorn - Fought on Little Bighorn River (Montana Territory), The Indians won
Battle of the Tongue River - The troops wanted to make peace with the Indians, US Military won
Battle of Wounded Knee - Troops vs. Indians, Soldiers killed a lot of the Indians
Sand Creek Massacre - In Sand Creek, Colorado, Part of the American Indian War, Soldiers attacked Indians.
Friday - Gone for Stucco
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