Transcript CHAPTER 14 THE WESTERN CROSSROADS

HOLT
The American Nation
IN THE MODERN ERA
Chapter 5
THE WESTERN CROSSROADS
Section 1: War in the West
Section 2: Western Farmers
Section 3: The Cattle Boom
Section 4: The Mining Boom
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The American Nation
IN THE MODERN ERA
Section 1: War in the West
Objectives:
 Why did the U.S. government create the American
Indian reservation system?
 What were the sources of conflict between the
Plains Indians and the U.S. government?
 How did Chief Joseph, Geronimo, and Sarah
Winnemucca respond to whites’ treatment of
American Indians?
 How did the U.S. government try to assimilate
American Indians?
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Section 1: War in the West
The reservation system
 created to serve desire for farmland and gold
 gave government control of American Indians
 provided opportunity for assimilation of
American Indians
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Section 1: War in the West
The Plains Indians and the U.S.
government
 conflicts over land and reservations
 conflicts over broken promises and treaties
 conflicts over the Ghost Dance
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Section 1: War in the West
Chief Joseph’s response
 agreed to move tribe to a reservation
 fled from the U.S. Army and eventually
surrendered
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Section 1: War in the West
Geronimo’s response
 fled reservation with his tribe; raided settlements
 eventually surrendered
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Section 1: War in the West
Sarah Winnemucca’s response
 called attention to problems
 made speeches; participated in political activities
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Section 1: War in the West
Assimilation attempts
 establishment of reservations
 creation of Indian schools
 passage of the Dawes Act
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