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    Violence in Old West

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    the Old West During the time frame of 1860-1890 there was an area in the West known as the Great Plains. Although‚ before it was designated as the Great Plains it was known as the Great American Desert. The Great Plains was originally home to buffalo and Indians labeled as Plains Indians which can be broken down into several different groups such as‚ the Lakota Indians‚ Pawnee Indians‚ and Cheyenne Indians just to name a few. Soon all that changed when the Idea of money and greed came into

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    Time Managment

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    German (NAVTISM)!!!! Believe that the country is for only them Foreigners ARE NOT ALLOWED! 4. Manifest Destiny Characteristics of Plains Indians Buffalo Indian Wars‚ 1860-1900- an official wars against native Americas Reservations Bureau of Indian Affairs Reasons for Indian attacks Buffalo- very important animal Buffalo Soldiers‚ 1866- first professional ALL BLACK soldier group‚ give blacks job eliminate Indians Membership- former slaves men‚ free blacks Tasks-

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    tribe originally lived in the Southwest deserts in Arizona‚ New Mexico and Texas. Some Apache people were also located across the border in northern Mexico. 4) What sorts of food did they eat? - The Apache people mostly had a diet that consisted of buffalo‚ deer‚ antelope‚ and small game (the Apache men were mostly hunters‚ never farmers). Woman collected nuts‚ seeds‚ and fruit from the environment around them. They often ate corn because they traded with the Pueblo tribes and the Spanish‚ or by capturing

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    diseases such as smallpox ii. The others belonged to migrating hunting tribes 2. The Teton Sioux began in Minnesota where fish and game were dwindling so they ended up migrating across the Missouri River where they discovered horses and began hunting buffalo which had many uses for them. 3. Their athleticism and domination of horseback riding aided them in taking over the great plains 4. The Sioux believed God to be expressed through different facets of nature i. They fasted and participated in Sun

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    Lakota Sioux Tribe Essay

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    herds of buffalo and adhering to set customs and rituals sacred to their native culture. Therefore‚ from what I can discern‚ the Lakota Sioux Indians epitomize what for most of us is our basic understanding of Native American Culture. In addition to the initial diplomatic intentions of the U.S. towards the Sioux people via the Lewis and Clark expedition. The lifestyle of the Lakota Sioux Indians was very simple. As previously mentioned‚ the Lakota people hunted buffalo. Hunting buffalo served a

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    Erie Canal In The 1800s

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    time of travel by old transportation by more than half the usual days to Albany to Buffalo and more number of states. In source #2 it shows us that an image or reimagined image of the Erie Canal. The visualization shows to have a ton of people using the Canals about 25+ more canals being on the river. And the passageway to (I’m unsure where they are going to but I think it’s going there) Albany to Buffalo or Buffalo to Albany. So the usage of the Erie Canal was very large from the time of 1820 to

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    was lost. Then the Wounded Knee Massacre happened in 1890‚ Members of the Sioux Tribe felt that their culture had been destroyed. Financially dependent on the US government for their annuities‚ they were not able to support themselves by hunting buffalo. Ghost Dance offered hope‚ believed that if everyone followed the Ghost Dance rituals that their culture‚ and power would be restored and then the white people would leave. US troops felt threatened by large gatherings of Sioux men and their families

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    animals in the Great Plains and the ground was good for farming too. Women also grew the three sisters like the Iroquois did. The men went out and hunted deer‚ rabbit and buffalo. Later on‚ when they acquired horses they mostly gave up on farming‚ and they became migratory‚ following the herds of buffalo for food and supplies. The buffalo was not only important for food but as a trading tool for corn and tobacco. Like the Iroquois they lived mostly in wigwams. Third‚ we have the Inuit tribe from the Artic/Sub-Arctic

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    Plain Indians

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    leaned the poles together at the top. The poles were fastened with hides. The poles were covered with buffalo hides.  Two longer poles were attached to the top corners. c. The Indians had little bit of furniture. Their beds were made from buffalo robes‚ skins with the hair left on. They also had back rests. Food‚ clothes‚ and belongings were stored in parfleches. A parfleche was a pouch made of buffalo. d. . They also built wigwams. The wigwams protected the teepee from rotting. The wigwam was used

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    The Native’s sacred creature‚ the buffalo were viciously attacked by American brutes to the point of near extinction. The Natives consistently felt agony‚ as the buffalo were their main source of blankets‚ tools‚ and food. Multiple horrific battles broke out‚ such as “The Battle of Little Big Horn” or “The Battle of Wounded Knee”‚ however‚ some attacks

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