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. Introduction. When the Civil War crashed to a close, the frontier line was still going westward. Between the jagged line and the settled areas on the Pacific slope, there were virtually no white people. The few exceptions were the islands of Mormons in Utah, and the trading outposts, and gold camps, and several scattered Spanish Mexican settlements throughout the Southwest. . After The Civil War. Review Questions. What minerals were found in the West that attracted settlers?. Gold . and silver. Copper. Iron. Zinc. C. oal. What are the Rocky Mountain states?. WY. CO. MT. ID. 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. 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. pictures: part 3. Free land on the Plains. Propaganda and promises. Go west!. Cheap land offered by railroad companies. Immigrants from Europe, escaping poverty and persecution. Homesteaders from the Eastern States and European immigrants work hard to farm the windswept Plains. 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. a. Examine the construction of the transcontinental railroad including the use of immigrant labor. . b. . Evaluate how the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impacted Plains Indians. . 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.. A California Gold Mine in 1849.. Where Americans settle and why. http://mcdc-maps.missouri.edu/totalpop1790-2010/images/1910.jpg. Any of you ever been out West? Through Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas?. Page 27. Thursday. . Warm-Up. Grab a Goal 4 Syllabus and stick it in your notebook!. What do we already know about how Native Americans are treated by the U.S. Government?. . Post Test Fun!. Turn in your test and answer sheet. 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.. 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.. Westward expansion was an inevitable and positive process.. Westward expansion was immoral and unfair because of the way it affected Native Americans.. Westward expansion was a process of its time and cannot be judged by modern standards.. Chapter 3. Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads . Timeline: 1855-1888. Key Terms: frontier, Comstock Lode, boomtowns, Cattle Kingdom, cattle drive, Chisholm Trail, Pony Express, transcontinental railroad.