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APUSH Review: Native Americans In The Late 19 th Century

www.APUSHReview.com. APUSH Review: Native Americans In The Late 19 th Century. Everything You Need To K now A bout Native Americans In The Late 19 th Century To Succeed In APUSH. Relocation of Natives. Beginning in the 1830s, Natives were pushed further and further west

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APUSH Review: Native Americans In The Late 19 th Century

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  1. www.APUSHReview.com APUSH Review: Native Americans In The Late 19th Century Everything You Need To Know About Native Americans In The Late 19th Century To Succeed In APUSH

  2. Relocation of Natives • Beginning in the 1830s, Natives were pushed further and further west • Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears • Plains Indians: • Predominantly hunted buffalo • Land and lifestyle was changed due to expansion

  3. A Century of Dishonor (1881) • Written by Helen Hunt Jackson • Discussed the relationship between the US government and Native Americans • Demonstrated that the Natives were harshly treated and often deceived by the government

  4. ***The Dawes Act*** (1887) • Purpose of the Act: • The goal was to assimilate Native Americans • Make them “Americans” and eliminate Native Culture • Provisions of the Act: • Native tribes were dissolved • Heads of families would receive 160 acres of land • Impact: • Many Native children sent to boarding schools • Native Americans’ lives were changed – hunting to farming • Most of Natives’ land was lost

  5. Native American Conflicts • Sioux Wars: • Series of wars throughout the second half of the 19th century • Battle of Little Big Horn (Custer’s Last Stand): (1876) • Custer and his men were killed • Nez Perce War • Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce try to flee to Canada • Caught just before reaching the border

  6. The Ghost Dance • What was it? • Religious movement by Native Americans • Hoped to see the return of buffalo and elimination of whites • Many Americans were afraid of the dance • US government orders an end to it • This leads to…..

  7. Wounded Knee • One of the final conflicts between American soldiers and Natives • US military wanted to stop the Ghost Dance • About 300 Natives were killed • Many were women and children

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