What Conflicts Occurred Among American Indians?Unit 3, Lesson 5By Mr. Casey

AGENDA• New Vocabulary Words• What Conflicts Occurred

Among American Indians?

Rivalry • Rivalry (noun) - a relationship

in which people or groups compete for the same thing

Rivalry

Rivalry

Advantage • Advantage (noun) - a

condition or circumstance that puts one person in a superior position

Advantage

Advantage

American Indian v.

American Indian• Long before the Europeans

arrived, American Indians (Native Americans) fought and competed with each other for land and resources

American Indian v.

American IndianPowhatan

1. Inherits an empire of five tribes2.Captures 24 more tribes and their land3. They are forced to pay taxes (copper, pelts, food)4. Powhatan controls 9,000 people and more than 120 villages5. His kingdom will stretch from the Potomac River to Suffolk, virginia

American Indian v.

American Indian

American Indian v.

American IndianTHE ARRIVAL OF

EUROPEAN SETTLERS CREATES MORE TENSION

AND COMPETITION.

American Indian v.

American Indian1. COMPETITION OVER LAND2. AMERICAN INDIANS FORM ALLIANCES3. TRADE GIVES SOME TRIBES A STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE (WEAPONS)

American Indian v.

American Indian

The Beaver Wars-1640-1701

IROQUOIS AND HURON FIGHT OVER BEAVER

TRAPPING LAND

American Indian v.

American Indian

The Beaver Wars

American Indian v.

American Indian

●THE IROQUOIS (with the help of weapons from the dutch) KILL OFF MOST OF THE BEAVER IN THEIR TERRITORY. ●THEY WANT THEIR NEIGHBORS HUNTING LAND, SO THEY ATTACK THE HURON AND SURROUNDING TRIBES AND DRIVE THEM OFF THE LAND.

American Indian v.

American Indian

The Beaver Wars*The Huron trade furs with the French

*The Iroquois trade furs with the Dutch

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American Indian

The Beaver WarsIN THE LATE 16OO’S -ALGONQUIAN, WITH HELP FROM THE FRENCH AND SURROUNDING TRIBES, DRIVE THE IROQUOIS BACK. *Leads to the Peace Treaty of 1701.

American Indian v.

American Indian

Lakota v. OjibwaTHE OJIBWA PUSH WEST INTO LAKOTA LAND. THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE (WEAPONS) OVER THE LAKOTA. THEY EVENTUALLY PUSH THE LAKOTA OFF THEIR LANDS NEAR THE GREAT LAKES.

American Indian v.

American IndianTHE LAKOTA MOVE WEST PUSHING OTHER

TRIBES OFF THEIR LAND. THE LAKOTA BEGIN TRADING FOR HORSES AND GUNS AND

EVENTUALLY BECOME KNOWN AS GREAT HUNTERS AND WARRIORS.

American Indian v.

American Indian

BIG IDEAS-LESSON 5

HOW DID TRADE WITH EUROPEANS AFFECT RIVALRIES BETWEEN AMERICAN INDIAN

GROUPS?

American Indian v.

American IndianHOW DID TRADE WITH EUROPEANS

AFFECT RIVALRIES BETWEEN AMERICAN INDIAN GROUPS?

1. RECEIVED POWERFUL EUROPEAN WEAPONS AND HORSES2. TRIBES WERE PUSHED OFF THEIR LAND BY TRIBES 3. TRIBES COULD CONTROL MORE LAND