American Moves West Test 1

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People on the East Coast

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Creek, Choctaw, Cherokee and Iraquois

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Creek, Choctaw, Cherokee

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Used the three sister farming technique which led to high population

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Iraquois

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Northeast woodland
Iraquois confederacy
matrilineal culture

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French

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from north america down to mississippi
fur trapping and trading
lived in marmony with the native americans

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Spanish

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southwest
converted and colonized
made native americans part of colonies

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English

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east coast
colonized
removed native americans moving them west

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Impact of Disease

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killed between 50-90% of native population

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impact of horses

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allowed sedentory tribes to move west and settle in the great plains

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impact of trade

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especially wanted firearms
led to intertribal conflicts

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French and Indian War

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-Extension of the seven year war in Europe
-Iraquois allied themselves with the British (trade)
-Almost all the other tribes sided with the French
-French raid English settlements
-British won the war
-Bad for tribes who sided w/ the french *Iroquois allience with British fell apart *Beginning of end of Iroquois confederacy
-British and Iroquois continued to fight over trade in Ohio valley

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Revolution

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Patroits advise native Americans to stay out of the way (most did.. some sided with British because they thought they could protect them from the patroits - limit settlement in western land)
Patroit victory meant increased westward movement which negatively impacted Native Americans

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Erie Canal

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1825
Connected Hudson River (NYC) to Lake Erie- land etc in Ohio and points west

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Gold in California

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Sutters Mill California 1848- Gold!
100,000 of people came looking for Gold

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Railroad

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-1869 Promontary- joining of transcontinental railroad
-US gov offered land and money loans to encourage more railroad developement
-moved settlers quickly into the west

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Homestead Act

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1862
Very small fee
160 acres of land
make improvements
live on it for 5 years
only 400,000 stayed on the land long enough to earn their claims

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Mining

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-Post Gold Rush lots of mining for different minerals in west
-cycle in mining town *individual prospectors *corporation
-Constock Code
Black Hills-Gold
Anacona Copper Mine (william clark montana)

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Comstock Code

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Henry Comstock
Gold and Silver
Nevada- had to import everything they needed

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Ranching

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-Mexican tradition of catthe ranching Texas
-open range
-1866 1st cattle drive from the range to the railroad head
-Most of the cattle died but they proved that this could be done
-Chisvolm trail: san Antonio, Texas to abilene, Kansas
-Cowboys: confederate army veterins.. many were african americans

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Range wars

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between farmers (who wanted fences) vs cattmen (open range)

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Farming

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1865-1900 farming becomes more international
Farming for profit not just for substence
1880 drought-bad for farmers
overproduction
led to failure of farm
many moved back east
farmers were mat at railroads- prices for transportation *banks- 10-25% interest rates *prices for goods too high

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In the constitution

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-regulate trade with indian tribes

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Jefferson

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Noble savages: unciviled but not inferior people
-help trives by giving them western education

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1789 the northwest ordinance

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said that as settlers moved west they were not allowed to take native americans land w/o their consent

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Battle of Tippecannoe

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william henry harrison (governor of indiana)
tecumsen and indian confederation
tecumsen was defeated and the confederation was over

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1819 purchase of florida

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Many native american tribes had fled to spanish controlled florida
Seminoles: 1)combination of tribes and escaped slaves 2)they would raid US and return to florida
Andrew Jackson led raid to put down seminoles
seminoles were moved on to a reservation after the purchase of florida from spain

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In the constitution

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-regulate trade with indian tribes

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Jefferson

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Noble savages: unciviled but not inferior people
-help trives by giving them western education

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1789 the northwest ordinance

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said that as settlers moved west they were not allowed to take native americans land w/o their consent

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Battle of Tippecannoe

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william henry harrison (governor of indiana)
tecumsen and indian confederation
tecumsen was defeated and the confederation was over

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1819 purchase of florida

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Many native american tribes had fled to spanish controlled florida
Seminoles: 1)combination of tribes and escaped slaves 2)they would raid US and return to florida
Andrew Jackson led raid to put down seminoles
seminoles were moved on to a reservation after the purchase of florida from spain

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In the constitution

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-regulate trade with indian tribes

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Jefferson

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Noble savages: unciviled but not inferior people
-help trives by giving them western education

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1789 the northwest ordinance

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said that as settlers moved west they were not allowed to take native americans land w/o their consent

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Battle of Tippecannoe

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william henry harrison (governor of indiana)
tecumsen and indian confederation
tecumsen was defeated and the confederation was over

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1819 purchase of florida

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Many native american tribes had fled to spanish controlled florida
Seminoles: 1)combination of tribes and escaped slaves 2)they would raid US and return to florida
Andrew Jackson led raid to put down seminoles
seminoles were moved on to a reservation after the purchase of florida from spain

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1828 Cherokee Nation V. Georgia

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Cherokee were unciviled tribe but adopted western
*farming, houseing, clothing, and education
*created a written language and published their own newspaper
When white settlers wanted their land the state of Georgia tride to take it from Cherokkes
Court ruled in favor of cherokees

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1830 Indian Removal Act

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President Andrew Jackson decreed that all Native AMericans still in the eastern part of the us should be removed west of the mississippi
1000's died on the "trail of tears"

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Battle of Little Bighorn

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Col George Armstrong Custer and 250 men killed by 4500 soux and Cheyanne

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1887 Dawes Act

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Each family 160 acres of land on the reservations
land owners had to stop traditional tribal practices and follow western style
estra reservation land could be sold to white settlers
a lot of native american culture was lost
many children were sent to boarding schools (live carsle to learn western way that they were expected to take back to the reservation)

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Hopi (Allie)

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- Chief Loloma cooperative with the US - his cooperation divide the Hopi nation
- very small reservation in the middle of Navajo Reservation - Navajo took most of Hopi Land

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Nez Perce (Laura)

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- Chief Joseph along with a small band of Nez Perice out ran the US government troops for 14,000 miles before
he surrendered
- they were running away because of a misunderstand between the tribe and the US government

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Pueblo (Jackie)

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US in Treaty of Guldalipe Hidalgo agreed to allow Pueblo to keep their land

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Iroquois (Steffi)

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lost land in New York State
- 1831- removed to Ohio
- 1865- removed to Oklahoma

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Apache (Jordyn)

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19th century Apache Wars
- 1886 - Geronmio - final armed conflict between Native Americans and US troops