what was THE IMPACT OF westward SETTLEMENT ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND WAY OF LIFE 1840-1900?
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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
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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 :
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.
- Unfair Treaties and the Loss of Ancestral Land
- Destruction of the Buffalo
- The Reservation System
- The Plains Wars
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.
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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Destruction of the Buffalo
Loss of culture/Assimilation
Life on the Reservations [ushistory.org]
Life on the Reservations