Transcript Chapter 9 Part 2

Learning Goals
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students will have a broad
understanding of the Civil War
and how it affected Oklahoma,
and the role the Indians played
in the war.
Cherokees
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All Southern Treaties with the Five Tribes were more
advantageous to the Indians than had been any treaties
they had made with the United States Government.
Delegates from the Cherokee tribe, the ChoctawChickasaw tribes, and the Creek-Seminole tribes were
to sit in the Confederate Congress.
No Indian tribe ever had a delegate in the Federal
Congress.
Creeks
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The full-blood Creeks, under the leadership of Sands and
Opothleyahola, called an intertribal meeting at the western
edge of Creek territory. It was attended by Union
sympathizers and neutrals from all the southeastern tribes.
They drafted a letter declaring their neutrality and asking
the Union for the protection they had been promised in all
their treaties.
Sands and Opothleyahola prepared their people to move to
a new location to wait out the war.
Groups of Creeks, Seminole, Chickasaws, Cherokees,
Kickapoo's, Shawnees, Delaware's, Comanche's, and
African Americans loaded their possessions on their
wagons and drove their livestock to converge on Round
Mountain, near the mouth of the Cimarron River.
Battle of Round Mountain
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Confederates discovered
the camp, and on
November 19,1861 the first
territorial battle of the
Civil War took place.
The Confederate troops
were under the command
of Colonel Douglas
Cooper, and the neutral
Indians were under the
leadership of
Opothleyahola and Sands.
The Indians forced the
Confederates retreat and
Opothleyahola led his
followers to a new hiding
place near the Creek
settlement, Tulsey Town.
Battle cont.
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The Confederates sought out the new hiding place, and a
second battle occurred. Once again the Confederate troops
were driven back and the neutral Indians moved, this time
making camp at Chustenalah in the Cherokee Outlet.
On December 26, 1861, Coopers troops surrounded the
camp and defeated the Indians who had run out of
ammunition
The men resented the hardships placed on their families
and wanted to join Union troops to retake their home
country. The neutral Indians were finally enlisted and
volunteered as the First Regiment of Indian Home Guards.
Destroying the Territory
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The Civil War in Indian Territory was fought
Indian against Indian and no tribe was left out.
Battles were fought in all areas of the Territory
and refugees roamed from one area to another.
Battle of Honey Springs
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There were no decisive battles fought in Indian
Territory, but the most important battle in the
area was the Battle of Honey Springs, fought on
July 17, 1863, just south of present day
Muskogee.
Honey springs was the turning point of the war
in Indian Territory.
General Stand Waite
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In 1864 Confederate officials
promoted Stand Waite to the rank
of Brigadier General.
He was the only Indian to attain
such a rank
His greatest victory was at the
Battle of Cabin Reeks in
September of 1864. He captured a
Union supply train and shared the
food, clothing, medical supplies,
and blankets with Confederate
Indian refugees camped along the
Red River
End of the War
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The official end of the war came on April 9, 1865.
Confederate commanding general Robert E. Lee
surrendered his forces to Union General Ulysses S.
Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.
The war in Indian Territory continued into the summer.
Confederate officers surrendered to Union officers at
Doaksville, Choctaw nation.
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Chapter 9 Part 2 Quiz
1.) Describe the treaties the “Indians” had made
with the South.
a.) More advantageous than the ones they had
signed with the U.S. Government
b.) Less advantageous than the ones they had
signed with the U.S. Government
c.) They were honored similarly to the treaties
signed with the U.S. Government
2.) List a difference between the U.S. and
Confederate congress for the Indians.
a.) The Indians never had a delegate in the
Confederate congress
b.) The Indians never had a delegate in either
congress
c.) The Indians never had a delegate in the Federal
congress
3.) Where did the first territorial battle of the Civil
War take place?
a.) Battle of Round Mountain
b.) Battle of Honey Springs
c.) Battle of Gettysburg
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4.) What were the results of the first battle of the
Civil War?
a.) The Indians were able to make the Union
soldiers retreat
b.) The Indians were able to make the Confederate
soldiers retreat
c.) The Indians were overtaken by the Union troops
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5.) Where was the Indians loyalty in the Civil war.
a.) They wanted to remain neutral
b.) With the Confederacy
c.) With the Union
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6.) What eventually happened to the Indians during
the Civil War.
a.) They eventually gained their independence from
the Union
b.) They were overtaken and enlisted as Indian
Home guards
c.) They eventually gained their independence from
the Confederacy
7.) What battle was the turning point of the war in
Indian territory?
a.) Battle of Vicksburg
b.) Battle of Rock Springs
c.) Battle of Honey Springs
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8.) Who was the only Indian to gain the rank of
General?
a.) Chief John Ross
b.) General Stand Waite
c.) General George Custer
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9.) Who won the Civil War?
a.) Union
b.) Confederates
c.) Indians
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10.) When did the Civil War end?
a.) 1776
b.) 1889
c.) 1865
Chapter 9 Part 2 Quiz
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1.) Describe the treaties the “Indians”
had made with the South.
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6.) What battle was the turning point
of the war in Indian territory?
2.) Where did the first territorial battle
of the Civil War take place?
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7.) Who was the only Indian to gain
the rank of General?
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8.) Name one thing the Civil War
ended.
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10.) Who was president of the United
States during the Civil War?
3.) What were the results of the first
battle of the Civil War?
4.) Where were most of the Indians
loyalty in the Civil war.
5.) What eventually happened to the
Indians during the Civil War.
a.) They eventually gained their
independence from the Union
b.) They were overtaken and enlisted
as Indian Home guards
c.) They eventually gained their
independence from the Confederacy
When did the Civil War end?
1776
1889
1865