Module #7: RESERVATION TO
RESISTANCE
I. Prerequisites : Admission to the
course.
II. Estimated Time : 1 - 2 Class
sessions.
III. Goal of the Module : The period of
“Manifest Destiny” marked
the end of
an
era in U.S.-Indian relations, as well as the demise of the
republic’s initial Indian policy.
By the 1850’s, the frontier had reached
the ocean, and the concept of a
‘permanent’
“Indian Country” was little
more than a fiction. The American
Government could no
longer move
the Indians west beyond the peripheries of settlement, for there was
no
land to be had
further west; the large numbers of land-hungry
settlers who had moved
into close proximity
with the outraged Indians
created a volatile situation, and one which
demanded the immediate
concern of
the government. This module takes up those new
difficulties and the policies formulated in
response to them, it explores
the effects of the
earlier period on
these tribes.
IV.
Preassessment : 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 Treaties and
Proclamation, 1850-1887 in the
following areas :
1. California.
2. The Plains.
3. The Northwest.
4. Indian Territory.
5. The Southwest.
B. Delineate the impact of the end
of treaty-making.
C. Delineate the importance of the
Reservation policy.
1. Delineate the earlier
precedents for reservations.
2. Recall the
implementation of the Reservation Policy.
D. Examine the Indians’ response to
the concentration policy :
1. Delineate the impact
of the Homestead Act on Indian Tribes.
2. Recall the
significance of the Santee Sioux uprising.
3. Identify the San
Creek Massacre.
4. Identify William Fetterman.
5. Delineate the impact
of Red Cloud’s War.
6. Identify Quannah
Parker.
7. Compare the Wagon Box
fight with the Hayfield attack.
8. Identify Chief
Joseph.
9. Identify the Battle
of the Washita.
10. Identify the Modoc
War.
11. Identify Kit Carson
and General Carelton and their role
in the Long Walk.
12. Identify Geronimo.
13. Recall the
significance of the Battle of Greasy Grass.
14. Recall the events
that led to the Massacre at Wounded Knee.
15. Recognize the impact
of William F. Cody on Indian -
U. S. relations.
E. Delineate the impact of the
railroads on Indian tribes.
VI. Instructional alternatives :
A. Read the following :
1. Text :
Edmunds, Ch. 12
Gibson, Chapters 15-18 and Mintz, Chapters 16-21.
B. View the following videos at the Palomar College Library:
1. 500 Nations, Part 8 - Attack on Culture
2. The Dakota Conflict
3. I Will Fight No More Forever
C. Lectures :
1.
Lecture 70
(Visual): Adaptation and Change: The North
American Indian in
the Visual Arts of the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth Centuries
2. Lecture 71:
Treaties and Proclamations, 1850-1887
3. Lecture 72: The Development of the
Reservation Policy
4. Lecture 73:
The Indian and the Western Frontier, 1860-1880
D. Images
1.
Indian Relocation 1860-1890
2.
Cattle Kingdom 1866-1887
3.
1866 Cherokee Delegation to Washington D.C.
E. Handouts
1.
Timeline of the Western Frontier
VII.
Post - assessment
: Complete the objective
test at the end of this module.
VIII. Remediation : If mastery criteria
is not achieved, check with the instructor
to obtain the necessary alternatives to master the objectives.
