what was THE IMPACT OF westward SETTLEMENT ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND WAY OF LIFE 1840-1900?

What impact did the USA's Westward expansion have on Native American  culture and the way of life?
What caused the decline of Native America culture?
Who was responsible for the decline of Native American culture?

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CREATING A PRESENTATION 

During the period of the settlement of the Plains between 1840 and 1900, Indians lost most of their ancestral lands and way of way of life little by little. Four causes of this were :

1. Unfair Treaties and the Loss of Ancestral Land
2. Destruction of the Buffalo
3. The Reservation System
4. The Plains Wars

In this enquiry you will work together as a class to discover piece by piece why this occured.

Your teacher will put you in one of four groups and you will research and present your findings to produce an answer to the enquiry.
You must focus your research on answering the key questions for your topic and produce one slide for each of the key questions . You will find your key questions on the Padlet below together with a range or resources to help you answer these.

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MR BISH PADLET RESOURCES AND NOTE TAKING

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MRS MORGAN PADLET RESOURCES AND NOTE TAKING

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Additional Resources

Loss of Land and culture - the impact of settlement on the native american tribes

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Reduction in the population of Native Americans -Disease and conflict

Loss Of LAnd

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Antiques Roadshow | PBS

An Indian reservation is land reserved for and managed by a Native American tribe, its sovereignty limited by federal and state or local law. Today, there are roughly 300 reservations in the United States. But how and why did Indian reservations come to be?

The Incredibly Sad Trail of Tears for Kids and Teachers - When the US Government forced Native Americans to leave their land in the Southeast and walk through rain and snow for hundreds and hundreds of miles - Native Americans in Olden Times for Kids

The US government passed a law in 1830 called the Indian Removal Act. This allowed the US government the right to force Indian tribes to vacate their land and move to reservation lands, geographical areas the government had put aside for their use. Most Indian tribes did not want to leave their land.

Destruction of the Buffalo

Destruction of the Buffalo Herds from Mark Guaglione on Vimeo.

Loss of culture/Assimilation

Life on the Reservations [ushistory.org]

Life on the Reservations

Native American culture today

Watch the videos below for extra understanding

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