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Whites Most West: Manifest Destiny or Cruel Conquest?

Whites Most West: Manifest Destiny or Cruel Conquest?. I. Why White Americans Go West. Mining for Silver and Gold. B. Farmers & the Homestead Act. C . Railroads, Tourists, and the Destruction of the Buffalo . D . Cowboys & Cattle Drives. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians.

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Whites Most West: Manifest Destiny or Cruel Conquest?

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  1. Whites Most West: Manifest Destiny or Cruel Conquest?

  2. I. Why White Americans Go West • Mining for Silver and Gold

  3. B. Farmers & the Homestead Act

  4. C. Railroads, Tourists, and the Destruction of the Buffalo

  5. D. Cowboys & Cattle Drives

  6. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians

  7. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians

  8. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians

  9. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians

  10. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians

  11. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians

  12. II. Two Views of the Plains Indians

  13. III. Conflict on the Frontier Case #1: “Killing the Indian to Save the Man” – Peace Treaties, American Indian Schools & The Dawes Act

  14. Case #2: Violence & A Native American Victory – The Treaty of Fort Laramie, The Gold Rush, and Custer’s Last Stand

  15. Case #3: Violence & The End of Native American Resistance – The Battle of Wounded Knee

  16. Indian Reservations Today

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