Native Americans in the West
Objective:
The Plains Indians way of life
Negotiations & Conflict
Native American Resistance
(a.k.a. the Indian Wars)
_______________________ since not in one spot, Americans thought the land was available
World centered around the ___________________
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Americans hunting bison to extinction & forcing Plains Indians away from their home depended primarily on them for food, shelter, & clothing
Fort Laramie Treaty – U.S. accepted Indian claims to the land & _____________
_____________________. Didn’t last long because of treasure seekers & farmers
Reservations – _____________________ set aside for Natives. Many Indians refused to leave homeland.
The Long Walk – _____________ pushed from AZ to NM; 100s of Navajo died.
Dawes Act – taking & ____________________________________, the way
American govt. wants; goal – to take Native resources & make American $$$
Indian Schools – part of U.S. Govt. Indian Policy; boarding schools were mandatory; ___________________; brainwash them into being “American” &
Christian war between U.S. fed. govt. & Plains Indians
__________________________ – _______________________; Sitting Bull &
Crazy Horse refused to leave for reservations
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worst defeat of U.S. Army in the west; also last Sioux victory
_________________ – _______________ who led a band of warriors to fight U.S. soldiers; his courage to remain free made him a legend.
__________________ – resistance in NW (Oregon & Idaho reservation)
U.S. govt. took back land reserved for Natives for gold miners & settlers
______________________ reluctantly agreed & surrenders to U.S. army
The Ghost Dance - a religious movement predicting the arrival of paradise free from all settlers; _______________________________________ (like worshiping)
____________________________________ – U.S. troops killed 150 innocent
Sioux; this __________________ of more than 25 years of war on the Great Plains
Summary: