Transcript Increased Westward Expansion Following the Civil War

BELLWORK QUESTIONS DAY ONE
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How would you react if the U.S. Army came into
your home and forced you and your family to
leave, walk 2,000 miles and move to a mud hut
in the middle of the desert by a polluted river?
USHII3C - INCREASED WESTWARD
EXPANSION FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR
LEARNING INTENTION OF THE DAY:
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TSWBAT Analyze the different and new
opportunities and technological advances that
led to increased westward migration following
the Civil War and express the ideas in a variety
of formats.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:
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Why did westward expansion occur after the
Civil War?
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How did the lives of American Indians change
with western expansion?
REASONS FOR INCREASED
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Opportunities for land ownership
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Technological advances, including the
Transcontinental Railroad
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Possibility of obtaining wealth, created by the
discovery of gold and silver
REASONS FOR INCREASED
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Desire for adventure
Desire for a new beginning
for former enslaved
African Americans
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ACTIVITY – INCREASED WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Working in you Think-Pair-Share Teams, create
a poster which will encourage new settlers to
your area.
 Include
some ideas about the new technologies
they can use to be successful on the range too! 
IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN INDIANS
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Opposition by American Indians to westward
expansion
 Battle
of Little Bighorn
 Battle of Wounded Knee
 Apache Wars
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, often referred
to in American lore as “Custer’s Last Stand,”
took place on June 25–26, 1876, near the
Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory.
 More than two hundred members of the 7th
Cavalry Regiment were wiped out by a
combined force of Sioux, Arapaho, and
Cheyenne. None of the cavalry
soldiers survived, and Lt. Col.
Custer was killed also.
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Battle of Wounded Knee
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The last major battle in (1890) between the
U.S. Army and American Indians, at the village
of Wounded Knee on a Sioux reservation in
South Dakota. More than 200 mostly unarmed
Sioux men, women and children were
murdered in a massacre.
APACHE WARS
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A protracted campaign in the American
Southwest, beginning in the 1870s under U.S.
Gen. George Crook &Brig. Gen. Nelson Miles.
The United States fought against bands of
Apache Indians led by Geronimo and Cochise.
Cavalry pursuits and Indian skirmishes
continued till the end of the 19th century.
Sitting Bull
Born 1831
 Arguably the most powerful
and perhaps famous Native
American chief.
 Fought against the U.S.
when settlers found gold on
Indian reservations and the
government ignored
treaties.
 Defeated U.S. Cavalry at the
Battle of little Big Horn.
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IMPACT ON AMERICAN INDIANS
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Opposition by American Indians to westward
expansion (Battle of Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull,
Geronimo)
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Forced relocation from traditional lands to
reservations (Chief Joseph, Nez Percé)
GERONIMO ("ONE WHO YAWNS")
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Born in June 1829
was a prominent leader
of the Bedonkohe
Apache who fought
against Mexico and the
United States for their
expansion into Apache
tribal lands for several
decades during the
Apache Wars.
GERONIMO ("ONE WHO YAWNS")
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In 1886 Geronimo finally
surrendered to U.S.
authorities after a long
pursuit. In old age, he
became a celebrity and
appeared in fairs but was
never allowed to return to
his home.
IMPACT ON AMERICAN INDIANS
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Reduced Native American population through
warfare and disease (Battle of Wounded Knee)
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Assimilation attempts and lifestyle changes
(e.g., reduction of buffalo population)
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American government reduced their homelands
through treaties that were broken
BELLWORK DAY TWO
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Tell about your favorite News story from last
night.
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More and more people are moving into
Lawrenceville. So many people have moved
here, you are being forced to move to a new
area far away with polluted water and poor soil.
What do you do?
CHIEF JOSEPH NEZ PERCE TRIBE
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born 1840, died 1904
faced with forced resettlement by whites off of
tribal lands in Oregon, led
his followers in a dramatic
effort to escape the Army
by going to Canada.
The Nez Perce tribe was
friendly with whites until
their land was stolen from
the tribe.
CHIEF JOSEPH NEZ PERCE TRIBE
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Many Nez Percé were
converted to Christianity and
Chief Joseph was educated
in a mission school.
The increase settlement of
white settlers into the Pacific
NW after 1850 caused the
U. S. to move the tribe off
their lands resettle on small
reservations with poor land.
CHIEF JOSEPH
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Instead of going to the
poor soil, useless
reservations, Chief
Joseph decided to take
his people to Canada.
The US Cavalry chased
him and finally
surrounded him and his
people 36 miles away
from Canada.
He vowed to never fight
again.
END RESULTS OF WHITE SETTLEMENT
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The Native Americans were moved to reservations
where the land had poor soil.
When useful resources were found, the Indians were
forced to even worse places!
Badlands, South Dakota:
-Poor Soil
-Little Water
EFFECT OF WHITE SETTLEMENT
UPON NATIVE AMERICANS
WHAT ANDREW JACKSON FORCED THE INDIANS
TO DO:
Loss of Indian Lands to White Settlement
ANY QUESTIONS?