Monday-
Form Post
US Native American Policies
Assimilation- American-ize native americans
-reservations
- put kids in white schools
White settlers- sooners- would move into oklahoma before it was allowed
Dawes Act of 1887-1930
Gave land to native american families to farm- 160 to families, 80 to unmarried, then granted US citizenship
Ended tribal ownership of land
American-ization
Lost lots of land
Not required but otherwise death, reservations, poverty, illness,
Famous indian battles
Sand Creek massacre-1864
Battle of the Hundred Slain-1866
Red River war-1874
Battle of little bighorn-1876
Battle of wounded knee-1890
Battle of Bear Valley-1918
Research-50 points
Hannah
Clara
Maggie
Me
Who faught/Leaders from both sides
When/Where?
Who won? How?
Deaths/casualties
Supporting details
Pics maps
At least 3 sources
Tuesday-
Work on presentation
Wednesday-
Project
Thursday-
Battle of 100 slain
Fetterman's massacre
Indians refused to move and so of course, battle
They were making a trail through their land, tried to herd the buffalo south to bring the indians south
Indians won-scalped and mutilated the old US army
Battle of little bighorn
Crazybull, george custer, sitting bull
Scalped custer...because that's what they like to do
Native americans won
Native americans heard of the attack and got to it before they could
260 americans died, 30 indians
Wounded Knee Massacre-battle
Dec 29 199
Military, Lakota Sioux Indians
Samuel M. Whiteside, Sitting bull
“Ghost” Dancers surrounded
150 Indians, 25 military
MIlitary trying to disarm buy you paid for it so why should you get rid of it
Powder River War
US, lakota, Sioux, cheyenne, arapaho
Black Kettle, Phil Sheridan
Aug. 1 1865-sep 4 1865
Montana, wyoming, SD
US army won, caused indians to just leave
4 men killed, 6 wounded, 66 frostbite
My Presentation- End on slide 9
Friday-
Finish my presentation
Red River War
1874-1875
Remove Indians from the Pan handle
Pushed out of their land and pushed into new crappy land
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