THE CONQUEST OF THE FAR WEST
Presentation by:
Iván Bendezú Torres
Sergio Cubero Cubero
Arturo Cano Hernández
Index
1. Introduction
2. Origin of the Indian Wars
3. The Indian Removal Act
4. Sitting Bull
5. Conclusion
6. Bibliography
Introduction
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COnflicts between Amerindians and colonists started with the powhatan wars
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These wars finally finished in "wounded knee" in 1890
Origin of the indian wars
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Since the US was independent from Britain the Amerindians started to go extinct, because the US army was stealing their lands.
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That made tecumseh
Start a rebellion against the colonists
Indian removal act
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This was a law was approved by the government
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it pressed the 5 tribes to move to the indian territories
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Some tribes accepted but other refused, fought and lost
SITTING BULL
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He was a member of the Sioux Tribe
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White people wanted to take them to the reservations but they refused and fought against them
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THEY WON THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN BUT HE WAS FINALLY KILLED.
Conclusion
bibliography
- Sonia Sánchez, 2013, La conquista del oeste americano, http://laconquistadeloesteamericano.blogspot.com.es/. (Visited the 21 of October 2015).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States, Native Americans in the United States, 2015. (Visited the 30 of November 2015).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars, The Indian Wars, 2015. (Visited the 9 of December 2015).
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_Tribus_Civilizadas, Las cinco tribus civilizadas, 2013. (Visited the 12 of March 2013).
- http://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/sitting_bull.php, Native Americans Sitting Bull, 2015. (Visited the 10 of December 2015).
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