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Cultures Clash on the Prairie

Cultures Clash on the Prairie. What issues occur when different groups try to claim land in the west?. 1. NATIVE AMERICANS Hunted, farmed, & traded in traditional ways. Relied on the buffalo for a variety of survival needs. 3. MINERS Gold & other metals = growth

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Cultures Clash on the Prairie

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  1. Cultures Clash on the Prairie What issues occur when different groups try to claim land in the west?

  2. 1. NATIVE AMERICANS Hunted, farmed, & traded in traditional ways. Relied on the buffalo for a variety of survival needs. 3. MINERS Gold & other metals = growth of mining camps and boomtowns in Rocky Mtns. & the West. Groups on the Frontier 4. HOMESTEADERS Hundreds of thousands who settled on the plains, claiming land grants from the U.S. gov’t. 2. RANCHERS AND COWHANDS Cattle take the place of buffalo as the dominant animal on the Great Plains. 5. FARMERS & THE POPULIST MOVEMENT Farmers end the open range; organized politically to address their common economic problems.

  3. Settlers Push West • Americans began settling the west looking for a new life (land, gold) • American settlers and Native Am. Clash over land ownership Massacre at Sand Creek • Most Native tribes don’t follow rules of treaties with US Govt • US Army Gen. Curtis tells local militias “Indians must suffer” – 150 killed Bozeman Trail • Crazy Horse ambushes US soldiers, killing 80 on Bozeman trail • To stop violence, Sioux & US gov sign Treaty of Ft. Laramie

  4. Custer’s Last Stand • Col. George Custer spreads rumor there is gold in Black Hills, causes more people to come to Sioux territory (against Ft. Laramie treaty) • Sioux chief Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse attack Custer’s men (Battle of Little Big Horn) • Custer & his men are outnumbered all are killed Native Ams Suffer • Loss of land & destruction of buffalo makes Nat. Am’s life very poor on the Plains • 1887: Congress passes Dawes Act breaking up large reservations Battle of Wounded Knee • 1890: Soldiers round up 350 Sioux demand they give up weapons • Soldiers open fire and kill 300 unarmed Sioux

  5. Battle of Little Big Horn: Custer’s Last Stand Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScG_JtdZoj0&feature=related • Explain if other US soldiers help Custer? • Who led the Native American attack on Custer’s men? • What did Sitting Bull tell his men? Did they listen? • How did the US Govt react to what happened to Custer’s men?

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