Native Americans and the passing of the Frontier
Define these Key terms and Id these people – Include Who, What, When, Where, How, and Why
****USE YOUR NOTES OR BOOK NOT THE INTERNET***pgs. 160-181
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Helen Hunt Jackson \ A Century of
Dishonor
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Bonanza Farms
Comprehension:
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Read the excerpt on page 846 about Chief Joseph. Answer these questions. What reasons is
Chief Joseph surrendering? What does he mean by ‘from where the sun now stands’? What do
you think makes this speech poignant or tragic?
How did the federal government support the building of the transcontinental railroad? Which two
railroad companies built the railroads from which directions and where did they meet? How did
railroad lines encourage settlement of the West?
How did the government hope to ‘Americanize’ the Indians (name the Act)? How was this
envisioned? Why did the Dawes General Allotment Act (Dawes Severalty Act) fail?
What was the term for freedmen who migrated to Kansas and the west following the Civil War?
What factors pulled them to the Great Plains? Who was their leader?
In your own words summarize the "Ghost Dance?" Why do you think Wovoka's rhetoric was so
threatening to the white community nearby? Name of the conflict that resulted from the ‘Dance’
and the outcome?
How did Wounded Knee, SD become a symbol in the plight of Native American civil rights in the
1970s?
How did the invention of barbed wire contribute to the end of the open range system of ranching?
According to Fredrick Jackson Turner, what were some of the qualities that frontier life
encouraged? Describe how each quality helped to settle the West.
Map Activity: – unless noted otherwise use a black star to label the following. MAKE SURE YOU
LABEL EVERYTHING!!! ADD TITLE AND INCLUDE YEARS
On a map of the US label the following- Unless directed otherwise use a black star
1. Chicago (IL) Label and Draw a Railroad Car
2. Draw & label the name of two cattle trails that start in Texas and end Kansas.
(Use Purple) pg. 173
3. Label and Marked the Wounded Knee Massacre with a orange star
4. Label and Outline the Oklahoma (Indian) Territory with Brown
5. Label and Color Yellow Yellowstone National Park
6. Label and Color the rest of the Great Plains green
7. Label and Draw the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO
8. Using a map of the time zones – (do this last) pg. 806
a. Label and Color Eastern Time zone green
b. Label and Color Central Time zone pink
c. Label and Color Mountain Time zone purple
d. Label and Color Pacific Time zone orange
9. On the back of the map answer the following – What was the St. Louis Arch built to
commemorate?
***I will only accept neat work! –
Sloppy work, hurried work – Will BE
ASSIGNED A GRADE OF ZERO***