Westward Expansion and Genocidal Conflict With Native Americans
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Westward Expansion:Post Civil War
Native Culture
Native American Indian population/cultures before Europeans arrive
Trail of Tears—The Movement from East to West
Trail of Tears Route
Trail of Tears to Indian Territory
Indian Territory—Native Americans moved from east join Native Americans from west
Native American Post-Reservation
Native Americans were forced onto reservations in the land west of the Mississippi River between 1867-1900.
Minnesota Native American Land Lost
Minnesota Reservations
Black Population in US 1800
Black Population in US 1900
Manifest Destiny Again
Homesteaders Homestead
Act 1862
Farmers headed west
Land for free—but taken from Native Americans
US Population 1850
US Population 1900Notice the change!
Railroads heading West: Late 1800s
Railroads by 1890
Impact of Railroads on Expansion
Transcontinental Railroad build 1863-1869
Allowed for Railroads to sell land along route
Note the dates of Homestead Act 1862 and the reservation policy for Native Americans as 1867—Do you think they are at all related to the building of the railroad?
If you kill the buffalo, build railroads across the land, and add farmers to carve up the land—what happens to the Native American culture?
Buffalo and Decline
Killing the Buffalo The Native
American Way—use all parts, share the resources
The American way—kill for sport and bounty and leave remains to rot
Railroads support killing
Buffalo Skulls
Buffalo Hides
US Population 2000
Where are people living?
Think back to the migration and immigration during the period of westward expansion. Think of a group—now where would they live? Another group Did you think about these groups? Where do
they live?