Wiki Page, Child Development : The Settlement of Indian Territory

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After having learned the fate of the Eastern Tribes in our Removal unit, we move into the Civil War and discover its impact on Indian Territory and Native Americans (Links to an external site.). We will also examine the Battle of Honey Springs and its impact on Indian Territory. In class, we will complete a group activity to determine what we might have done if we were in the place of Native Americans. Finally, you will be required to analyze a political cartoon from the Civil War.

Moving Forward, we will get an idea of the West was like as Manifest Destiny pushed settlers to the American Frontier.

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Then, we will discuss the American Indian wars (Links to an external site.), the relocation of Western Indian tribes and the reduction of lands in Indian Territory. We will watch short films about Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perce and Chief Quanah Parker, of the Comanche.

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Following that, we will read about interaction (Links to an external site.) between whites and western tribes in the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty (Links to an external site.), and examine the actions of George A. Custer (Links to an external site.) at the Battle of the Washita (Links to an external site.).

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Next, we will take a closer look at the effects of assimilation and acculturation (Links to an external site.) on the native people, complete an analysis of the effects of boarding school on Native Americans the continued loss of land and buffalo (Links to an external site.).

Moving forward in history, we will learn about cattle trails and railroads in Indian Territory.

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Finally, we will examine the effects of the land run and allotment system on the Native Americans in Indian Territory was well as the landscape of the territory. In class, we will pretend we are hard working settlers who have come to race in the land run! We will learn about average wages during the period, estimate the amount of money someone might have been able to save, and purchase what we can to prepare for the journey.

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