DBQ- Native American- White Relations, 1800-1850

• Unpack the prompt

• DO What the interaction Discuss between whites and Native Americans

• 1) Goals of Whites

• 2) Indian Responses

DBQ Native American Relations

• Doc A – ID Person, yr – Summary- What does Jefferson want the Indians to become and explain what kid of

relationship he wants with the Indians – OI (3)

• Doc B – ID- who is speaking to whom? Yr (Why is that important for the second person, fact-

Delaware is an Indian tribe) – What did the Government promise the Indians and what happened to the Indians – OI (3)

• Doc C- – ID- Who wrote the letter? Who is he? Yr? Why might the yr be important? – Summary-What is Harrison’s impression of Tecumsah and why should the US be

worried – OI (3)

• Doc D – ID- what is this a map of, yrs? – What do the arrowed lines mean? Who are the tribes? Where did they start and

where did they end up? Where were they moved? – OI (3)

Doc A

• ID- Thomas Jefferson, 1803 – president, Declaration of Independence, natural rights,

slave owners, Sally Hemings)

• Summary- Pres. Jefferson wanted Native Americans to become farmers and assimilate in order to become a part of American society

• OI (Outside Information) • 1) Declaration of Independence-

– Jefferson believes in equality and inalienable rights that all people should have

• 2) Natural Rights- – Jefferson was influenced by John Locke and life, liberty,

and property are rights every human should have

• 3) Sally Hemings- – Jefferson’s mistress and lover whom he had several

children with indicating that he was a person who judged people based on character and not skin color

Doc. B

• ID-Billy Paterson (Delaware spokesman) Delaware are a Native American tribe

– Thomas Jefferson, 1805 President (this is a letter from an Indian tribe to the President, very important)

• Summary

– The Delaware Indians were promised money by the Government and instead were tricked into signing their land away

• OI

– 1) Trail of Tears- 15000 Cherokee forced to move off their land and 4000 died while walking west of the Miss. River because the Government did not take care of Cherokee on the trip.

– 2) Worcester V. GA- Cherokee sued in order to stay in GA and the Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee but President Jackson ignored the decision and forced the Cherokee to move.

3) Indian Removal Act- forced all Native Americans to move west of the Miss. River into Indian Territory/Oklahoma.

Doc. C

• ID- William H. Harrison, 1811Indian fighter (General in Army), future Pres. Of US, One year before War of 1812 (US will fight England and Native Americans)

• Summary Tecumsah is an enemy that should be given a lot of respect because he is a genius and could be a real threat to the US

• OI

– Tecumsah- Native American who was a genius and wanted to unite all Native American tribes against the US

– Indian Confederacy- idea that Tecumsah wanted to unite all Native American tribes and create a sovereign Native American nation

– Battle of Thames- Tecumsah is killed in battle fighting against US troops lead by Harrison

– The Prophet Tecumsah’s brother, wanted Native Americans to give up all things white (alcohol, clothes, guns) and depend solely on Native American customs

Doc. D • ID- Removal of Nam, 1820-1840

– Map showing the routes Nam used when forced out of their homelands to move into Indian territory

– 5 civilized tribes

• Summary-

– Map showing the routes NAm used when forced out of their homelands to move into Indian territory

• OI

– 1) 5 Civilized Tribes- Nam. Who tried to fit in to US society by adapting Americans customs

– 2) Cherokee- assimilation (alphabet, constitution, became farmers, bought slaves, Chief John Ross, American clothing, newspaper (Phoenix)

– 3) Seminoles- fought back in Florida

Creating a thesis (Look at the Question) Discuss the interaction between whites and Native Americans

1) Goals of Whites/Americans 2) Indian Responses

• Look at the 4 docs and identify the key idea in each

– Doc A

– Doc B

– Doc C

– Doc D

• Create a sentence based on the key ideas in the docs (using a small part of the question)

– As Americans moved west, the goal of Americans was…

– while the response on Native Americans was to…. Or…

Mr. Hromadka’s Thesis

• As Americans moved west, the goal of Americans’ was to push Native Americans off their land any way possible (Arg #1), while the response of Native Americans was to fight back (Arg #2) or assimilate and fit in (Arg #3).

AAA investigation-Look into the Docs and OI and figure out which DOCS and OI fit best with each argument

• ARG #1 the goal of most Americans’ was to push Native Americans off their land any way possible

• ARG #2 response of Native Americans was either to fight back

• ARG #3 The response of Native Americans was to assimilate and fit in.

As Americans moved west, the goal of Americans’ was to push Native Americans off their land any way possible often

with violence or violating American beliefs.

As Americans moved west and interacted with Native Americans, the response of some Native Americans was to

fight back and stand up for their way of life and land.

Copy this argument at top of your cluster As Americans moved west and interacted with Native

Americans, the response of other Native Americans, like the Cherokee, was to assimilate and attempt to fit in by showing

Americans they could be American too.

• As a group create a cluster using these questions to guide your group

• 1) Identify and define 3 acts of assimilation by the Cherokee

• 2) Explain how each act of assimilation shows that the Cherokee have a desire to want to be American or are not savages

• 3) Concluding sentence, explain why assimilating might have seemed like a good idea (compared to other tribes) but did not work out in the end for the Cherokee.

• Now, write your final paragraph based on this cluster

Put argument at top of your cluster response of Native Americans

assimilate (Cherokee)

• 1) Identify and define 3 acts of assimilation by the Cherokee

• 2) Explain(explanation) how each act of assimilation shows that the Cherokee have a desire to want to be American or are not savages

• 3) Concluding sentence (Contect) explain why assimilating might have seemed like a good idea (compared to other tribes) but did not work out in the end for the Cherokee.

• Now, write your final paragraph based on this cluster (make sure to write a complete, solid argument for 1st sentence) follow your cluster