Reconstruction & Westward Expansion

Outcome: Conflict with Native Americans

1.	Setting the Stage: Native American Culture 

a.	_________________ of separate, and diverse, ______________ ______________ ______________ 

scattered across the United States for centuries 

b.	Most had _____________ ________________ of some sort 

c.	Many were ___________________ in nature 

d.	Some of the tribes included ________________, Seminole, _________________, Nez Perce, _________________, and ____________________. 

2.	Causes of Conflict 

a.	Conflict with Native-American tribes _______ _______ __________ after the Civil War 

i.	Conflict with both _______________ colonists and ________________ colonists 

ii.	Four thousand Cherokee (25% of population) died on the ________________ 

iii.	Native-Americans were involved in ________ ________ ______ up to this point 

b.	Different Concepts of Land Ownership 

i.	Most tribal governments _____________________________________________________ 

ii.	Europeans settlers did not have a concept of ______________ _____________ 

iii.	Native-Americans believed they were ____________________________, European settlers believed they _______________________ 
iv.	Conflict would occur when both groups thought they could ____________ 

_______________________ 

c.	Different Ideas of Government 

i.	Most tribal government leaders ___________ ____________ _______________ to speak for all of their people 

ii.	European settlers came from nations with ____________ ________ ____________ 

iii.	Settlers would _____________ treaties with friendly tribal leaders, and then 

______________ _________________ in that tribe to follow it 

iv.	Treaties with tribal governments were ________________ or __________________ 

as convenient to settlers 

v.	________________ would then _____________ with members of tribes who didn’t want to follow the treaty 

d.	Racism 

i.	Many American politicians and military leaders saw Native-Americans as __________ or as threats to be eliminated; were considered “____________” 
ii.	Conflict would occur because many policymakers wanted ________________ 

_______________ to remove tribal governments 

3.	Effects on Native Tribes 

a.	_____________________________ of Native-Americans were taken from their lands and homes and moved to _______________________ 

b.	Thousands of Native-Americans are ____________________________________ against tribes and bands who did not want to __________________ 

c.	_______________ are ___________________ in the tens of millions for food, for sport, and to ________________ Native-Americans of food and supplies 

d.	US Government begins ______________________________ 

e.	Assimilation: a minority group’s ____________________________________ and way of life of the _________________________________ 

4.	Reservations 

a.	Reservations were set up on the most ____________, __________ ________________ land 

b.	They were ____________, ________________, and had little economic opportunity 

c.	Tribes were __________ _________ when _____ was struck or resources were found 

d.	They were regulated by the ______________ of ___________ _____________ (BIA), which was often corrupt and ___________ had Native-Americans’ best interests at heart 
Result: European/American culture ____________ with Native American culture, which resulted in the ___________________ of thousands of Native Americans. Even today, many Native Americans still face ________________________________________________ brought on by westward expansion.