Module #6:THE EMERGING
CONCENTRATION POLICY
I. Prerequisites : Admission to the
course.
II. Estimated Time : 1 - 2 Class
sessions.
III. Goal of the Module : This module will
provide learning activities designed to
enable the student to analyze and examine the major events and
concepts of
westward expansion that ultimately encompasses the Civil War. Included will be
the ideals and needs of the American government and the needs and resulting
impact on Indian
tribes.
IV. Pre-assessment : Before beginning this
module, complete the paper and
pencil test.
V. Objectives : After completing this
module, the student will be able to :
A. Analyze the development of Indian
Administrative Agencies :
1. Recall the
jurisdictional issue created by the Northwest Ordinance
of 1787.
2. Recall provisions of
U.S. Constitution regarding Indian affairs.
3. Recognize Secretary
of War’s position in this area.
4. Identify Thomas
McKinney.
5. Recall provisions of
1832 and 1834 Indian Affairs bills passed
in Congress.
B. Examine the concept of “Manifest
Destiny”:
1. Identify John
O’Sullivan.
2. Cite three major
trails westward utilized during this period.
3. Recall impact of
Texas annexation on Indian tribes of that region.
4. Recall significance
of Oregon and Washington on Indian Affairs
and the Indian response.
5. Recall the American
expansion into California and Utah and the
Indian response.
6. Recall American
expansion into New Mexico and the Indian
response.
7. Recognize the impact
of the Kansas-Nebraska Act on Indian
relations.
8. Delineate the federal
government’s official view with regard to
Indian Territory in the post-removal
period.
C. Delineate the importance of the
Hitchcock Mission.
D. Describe Lea’s reservation policy
and the resulting reduction of
Indian Territory.
E. Delineate two goals of the
Confederacy at the onset of the
Civil War.
F. Compare and contrast the Union
with the Confederate view
toward Native Americans.
G. Describe neutral Indians role in
the Civil War
H. Identify Stand Watie.
I. Delineate the impact of the Civil
War on Indian tribes in Indian
Territory, particularly the Five Civilized Tribes.
VI. Instructional alternatives :
A. Read the following :
1. Text :
Edmunds, Chapter10-11
Gibson,
Chapters 13-15
and Mintz, Chapters 15-16
B. View the
following videos at the Palomar College Library:
1. 500 Nations - Part 7 - Struggle for the
West
2. A Nation Within a Nation ... at War
C. Lectures:
1. Lecture : Unit IV Introduction
2. Lecture
61: "Manifest Destiny": American Expansion and
Indian Resistance
3. Lecture
62: (Focus):
Indian Cultures in History, 1783-1860
D. Images :
1.
Indian Land Cessions 1850-1890
VII. Post - assessment
: Complete the objective
test at the end of
module seven.
VIII. Remediation : If mastery criteria
is not achieved, check with the
instructor to obtain the necessary alternatives to master the objectives.
