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Native Americans, 1600-1830

Native Americans, 1600-1830. A Timeline of Events. Factors Leading to the Destruction of Native Americans:. Guns Germs (smallpox) Starvation Government Policies. First Americans’ View of Their Environment (TCI 1.4 , p.6 ).

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Native Americans, 1600-1830

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  1. Native Americans, 1600-1830 A Timeline of Events

  2. Factors Leading tothe Destruction ofNative Americans: • Guns • Germs (smallpox) • Starvation • Government Policies

  3. First Americans’ View of Their Environment (TCI 1.4, p.6) • How did Native Americans believe they were connected to plants, animals, and other natural objects? • Why did they believe this? • If each object in nature has its own spirit, what is each person’s responsibility to these spirits? • Do Native Americans believe people can own land as private property? • Do Native Americans believe in damaging the environment?

  4. Virginia Colony (1607) andthe Puritans (1620) • formed agreements and treaties with Native Americans • relied on the Native Americans’ knowledge of the land • Puritans: Massasoit and Squanto • Jamestown: Chief Powhatan and Pocahontas • both sides were interested in peaceful co-existence • Puritans: let’s work together and help each other • Jamestown: stay out of our way and we’ll stay out of yours

  5. French & Indian War (1753-1763) • Native Americans had divided allegiance • supported both the French & British • French were defeated and British left Ohio Valley • Native Americans had no more allies against the Americans • British settlers /representatives damaged their relationships with many tribes • Mingo: Chief Logan supported “whites” until they attacked his family • Iroquois: Chief Canassatego supported treaties until terms seemed inadequate, settlements damaged native hunting • British/U.S. took control of lands that weren’t really theirs, made decisions about what to do with that land

  6. American Revolution (1776-1783) • Native Americans were divided over who to support • Most opposed the colonists • settlers were constantly moving in on native land • 13,000+ aided the British, including the Iroquois • those who fought with the British did so to protect their own interests, not to support the British empire

  7. Notes on the State of Virginia (1781) • From where does Jefferson get his information about Native Americans? • What is Jefferson’s general opinion of the character of Native Americans? • What do you think about Jefferson’s statement of the way Native Americans treat “their women”? • Why do you think Jefferson thinks it’s important to mention how hairy Native Americans are? • What happened to Chief Logan’s family? Why? • How does Chief Logan respond to the incident? • To whom does Jefferson compare the Native Americans in intelligence? • Do you think that Native Americans had few “controls” over themselves? • What is your opinion of Jefferson’s explanation of the native population? • What things seem strange or shocking about Jefferson’s burial excavation? • What does Jefferson think about Native American language?

  8. Treaty with the Six Nations (1789) • 30 treaties were signed with Native Americans between 1729 and 1825 • Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Tuscarora • Only 5 of the 6 tribes sent representatives • St.Clair refused to offer back some lands in exchange for land in Ohio; only “renewed” the 1784 treaty • guaranteed native ownership of designated lands • two other treaties were signed with the Six Nations • 1784: Six Nations “agreed” to give up claims to land in Ohio • none of the tribes actually lived there, just claimed land there • 1794: U.S. recognized the six tribes as a sovereign entity

  9. Treaty of Greenville (1795) • Signed by leaders from 12 tribes • Chippewa, Delaware, Eel-River, Kaskaskia, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Miami, Ottawa, Piankashaw, Potawatomi, Wea, Wyandot • established "Greenville Treaty Line“ –boundary between native territory and land for white settlers • gave up land in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan to U.S. • land exchanged for ~$20,000 in goods • land opened up for immigration and settlement

  10. Land Acquisition & Manifest Destiny (1803–1854) • U.S. government took Natives’ land without asking • U.S. took control of lands that it didn’t have a claim to, made decisions about what to do with that land • U.S. representatives often made treaties with the wrong people • Native Americans who didn’t have the authority to represent tribes • Americans had a different understanding of land use than the Native Americans

  11. Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) • worked with a Native American translator—Sacagawea • had peaceful and productive encounters with the Shoshone and Nez Percé tribes • established good relations with many Native Americans • Because it had purchased the land from France, U.S. assumed control of lands that really belonged to Native Americans

  12. Battle of Tippecanoe Creek (1811) • settlers pushed Shawnee out of their tribal lands in Ohio/Mississippi Valleys • Chief Tecumseh & Prophet tried to unite with other Native Americans along the Mississippi River • Used British guns to fight the Indiana militia led by Governor William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe Creek • British were stirring up trouble among Native Americans in the states and northwest territories • led to declaration of war against Britain

  13. War of 1812 • British tried to keep U.S. out of Canada, fought alongside Native Americans to attack the Americans • Native Americans believed the U.S. took lands that it didn’t have a claim to • Tecumseh killed in 1813 while fighting for the British in Canada against Americans led by Governor Harrison • Gen. Andrew Jackson led a militia and some African Americans, Native Americans, and pirates to victory against the British in the Battle of New Orleans

  14. Treaty of Ghent (1814) • Weakened Native American resistance • primary leader was dead—Tecumseh • British wouldn’t help them now that the war with the U.S. was over • completely forced them out of the Ohio Valley • Promised to stop attacking Native Americans and to give back their property and possessions • British/U.S. took control of lands that weren’t really theirs, made decisions about what to do with that land • 10 million acres of land “returned” to the U.S. (parts of Michigan, Maine, and along the Pacific)

  15. 1st Seminole War (1817-1818) • increasing conflicts between Georgia settlers and Seminoles over land and trade • Seminoles raided settlements on the Florida/Georgia border • Escaped slaves were protected by Seminoles • General Andrew Jackson ordered to stop the Seminoles, but invaded Florida • resulted in conflicts with Spain, and later in the Florida Cession via the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819 • U.S. gov’t continued its attempts to remove the Seminoles during the 1830s

  16. Monroe’s 2nd Inaugural Address (1821) • How much did the war add to the national debt? • What two things were done to protect the country? • Did we do these things to be aggressive? • Does Monroe believe it was good to treat the Native Americans as independent nations? Why? • What does Monroe say should end? • What should we give the Native Americans in return? • At the end of the Address, what does Monroe brag about?

  17. Bureau of Indian Affairs (1824) • created as part of the Department of War • later became part of the Department of the Interior

  18. Inauguration of Andrew Jackson (1829)

  19. JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY • Whatever governing needed to be done, it should be done by the common man. “Government by the majority of people; instead of a government governed by the upper class was introduced during Jackson’s Presidency. • Property ownership/education not needed to vote • Growth of political power of the working class • Increased number of elected officials • Land easy to get out West

  20. Indian Removal Act (1830) • Passed by Congress, allowed federal gov’t to pay Native Americans if they moved west • IRA DID NOT say that the Native Americans should be forcibly removed • Pres. Jackson sent various gov’t officials to negotiate treaties with tribes in the southeast U.S. • Congress created the “Indian Territory” in 1834 to be set aside for transplanted Native Americans • Located in present-day Oklahoma • Cherokee Nation refused to give up its land and leave

  21. Worcester v. Georgia (1831) • Samuel Worcester arrested for “failure to have a license” and resisting the militia’s order to leave • Supreme Court ruled that the state had no rights on Cherokee land • President Jackson disagreed with the court, so he ignored the ruling • “John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it.”

  22. Cherokee v. Georgia (1832) • 1827—Cherokee had a written constitution declaring themselves a sovereign nation • State of Georgia did not recognize this status • The Cherokee were just tenants on Georgia land • 1829—Gold was found on Cherokee land • Georgia REALLY motivatedn to get the Cherokee out • AGAIN, the Supreme Court ruled that the state had no rights on Cherokee land • AGAIN, President Jackson disagreed with the court, so he ignored the ruling

  23. Black Hawk War (1832) • Sauk and Fox tribes returned to northern Illinois for the winter hunt • had “lost” their Illinois land “forever” in an 1804 treaty • Settlers panicked when the Sauk and Fox returned • Governor called in state militia • Fought removal for two years, led by Black Hawk • Keokuk cooperated with the U.S. gov’t • Governor called in state militia • Americans understood the treaties to be something completely different from what Native Americans did • Native Americans didn’t agree that they were giving up all rights to land

  24. Jackson’s Message to Congress (1835) • The Native Americans can’t “flourish” and develop if they live too close to us—we don’t want to hurt them anymore than we might have already! • All Native Americans living here should move west of the Mississippi • We’ve been so friendly and helpful, and they refuse to do what we want • The new land should be easy for them to adapt to • There are buffalo and other animals to hunt! • We’ll give them clothing, guns/ammunition, and other supplies! • We’ll give each tribe $30 per person, and build schools! • We’ll teach them how to do jobs that they can handle! • They’ll be independent and won’t have to worry about us, since we’ll be so far away • We’ll periodically send messengers to check in on them

  25. Treaty of New Echota (1836) • U.S. agreed to give the Cherokee new land in Oklahoma and pay them $4.5 million to relocate in exchange for all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi • not signed by an official Cherokee Council representative, so the Cherokee Nation elders declared it invalid • Cherokee leader Major Ridge had fought alongside Jackson on multiple occasions, including the 1st Seminole War • asked Congress to not approve the treaty, but it passed by 1 vote • Results in the Trail of Tears (1838)

  26. Trail of Tears (1836-1838) • General Winfield Scott forced 20,000 Cherokees to leave their land and walk 1,200 miles to their new “home” in the Oklahoma Territory • 4,000-8,000 Cherokees died between 1836 and 1838 • 23-47% of relocated Cherokee died • very controversial decision—not all Americans supported the removal

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