PPT-The American West The Culture of the Plains Indians

After the Spanish brought horses to New Mexico the Native American way of life changed Horses and later guns allowed them to travel farther and hunt more efficiently The buffalo. What is your image of the cowboy?. What was the “real cowboy?” – many “Vaqueros”. Why the image?. William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s . Wild West Show. Dime novels. Movies (. Great Train Robbery. I. Introduction. Frederick Jackson Turner. Land pulled the people. Frontier generated qualities of Americans. Individualism, self-help and courage. Orderly movement west. W.P. Webb. Movement erratic. I. The Earliest People. Prehistoric people – those who lived before recorded history. Archaeologists – scientists who study ancient cultures by examining what they have left behind. A. Searching for Clues. Coastal Plains. Coastal plains are a geologic feature found around the world and . on both the eastern and western coasts of India. .. Coastal plains are characterized by an area of flat low lying land that is situated adjacent to a water body often a sea or . Section 2: Westward Expansion & the American Indian. Text Notes. By the end of the Civil War, about 250,000 Indians lived in the region west of the Mississippi River. Referred to as “the great American desert”. Although, they were lumped together as Indians in the minds of most Americans. Native Americans embraced many different belief systems, languages, and ways of life. . Part 1 The American Indians. Indians migrated from Asia over 10,000 years ago. The landscape of the American Continent. Indian land. Europeans discover America 1492. Indians are pushed west onto the Plains as the Europeans settle in the east. 1865-1896. Indians embattled in the west. By 1890, territories were being carved out of the West. Indians were being squeezed out and pushed onto reservations. The period between 1865-1890 was the final showdown for independent Indian tribes. 1. Treaties and wars. Conflict between whites and Indians was partly because they did not understand each other.. Robert McGee . was scalped by a Sioux chief in 1864 – the photo was taken in 1890. . plain. is a flat region. Plains occur as lowlands and at the bottoms of valleys but also on plateaus or uplands at high elevations. Plains in many areas are important for agriculture because where the soils were deposited as sediments they may be deep and fertile, and the flatness allows for crop production. Additionally, plains support grasslands which provide good grazing for livestock. There are 2 major plains in Texas: the Coastal Plains and the High Plains, . American Indians in the West. Do Now. What are some of the consequences for Indians due to the rapid decline of the buffalo population?. Photo from the 1870s of a pile of American bison skulls waiting to be ground for fertilizer.. 1. At the start of this period. the Great Plains were home to the Plains Indians, who lived a nomadic life. The Americans who came to the Plains were just travelling through and at first relations were peaceful. However, increasing numbers of Americans and the development of the settlement on the Plains brought the two into conflict. Meanwhile, as this settlement ran ahead of the forces of the law, there were problems with lawlessness.. Today’s Essential Question: How did the geography and natural resources of . the West . determine how . its people earned their . living?. Vocabulary . frontier – the boundary between . civiliza-tion. Before we begin learning, please ensure that you:. Are standing behind your desk in silence;. Have your learning diary and pencil case on your desk;. Have a smart uniform.. Please be seated in SILENCE.. Before we begin learning, please ensure that you:. Are standing behind your desk in silence;. Have your learning diary and pencil case on your desk;. Have a smart uniform.. Please be seated in SILENCE..