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Objective 4.02. Evaluate the impact that settlement in the West had upon different groups of people and the environment. Native American Timeline . Include the following on a timeline of events in the lives of the Native Americans in the West: Sand Creek Massacre Nez Perce War
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Objective 4.02 Evaluate the impact that settlement in the West had upon different groups of people and the environment.
Native American Timeline Include the following on a timeline of events in the lives of the Native Americans in the West: Sand Creek Massacre Nez Perce War Battle of Little Big Horn Dawes Severalty Act Battle of Wounded Knee Helen Hunt Jackson: A Century of Dishonor What impact did each of these have on the lives of Native Americans in the West?
Transcontinental Railroad Railroad linking the East Coast to the West Coast
Promontory Point Utah Meeting Point of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads. Completed the Transcontinental Railroad
Exodusters • African American settlers that moved West in search of a new life away from racism and slavery.
Buffalo Soldiers Black soldiers in the west, reorganized in 1866- 9th and 10 U.S. Calvary
Battle of Little Big Horn Site of battle between General George Armstrong Custer and Indians led by Sitting Bull
Sand Creek Massacre 150 Cheyenne killed by Col. John Chivington and his troops
Sitting Bull • Sioux leader, defeated George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn • He was arrested for participating in a Ghost Dance leading to the Massacre at Wounded Knee Creek
Wounded Knee The Sioux Nation was attacked for participating in a Ghost Dance ritual resulting in the death of 150 to 350 members of the tribe.
Chief Joseph Leader of the Nez Perce Indians tribe; famous quote “I will fight no more forever”
Dawes Severalty Act Passed in 1887 in an attempt to “Americanize” the Native Americans, broke up the reservations and gave land to individuals
Helen Hunt Jackson Well known writer, wrote “A Century of Dishonor” described the broken promises between the government and the Indians
Promontory Point, Utah Transcontinental Railroad Irish immigrants Chinese immigrants Cattle drives Buffalo Reservation system Buffalo soldiers Sand Creek Massacre Battle of Little Big Horn Sitting Bull Dawes Severalty Act Chief Joseph/Nez Percé Helen Hunt Jackson’s A Century of Dishonor Wounded Knee Frederick Jackson Turner QuizChoose 5