This student activity examines what events, including the Dawes Act of 1887, contributed to the change in Native American reservation boundaries over time. Includes a video discussing 19th century views toward Native Americans, maps of reservation territory in 1885, 1895, 1905, and 1965, discussion questions, and an opportunity to learn more using an interactive map.
Big idea: Understand how boundaries of Native American reservations have changed over time, and what events lead to the alteration of borders.
Keywords: American Indian, western expansion
Dissolution of Native American Territory 1885-1905
- Published by:
- Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology
- Created by:
- Tess Porter
- Date Published
- October 30, 2015
- Last Modified
- November 05, 2021
- Description
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This student activity examines what events, including the Dawes Act of 1887, contributed to the change in Native American reservation boundaries over time. Includes a video discussing 19th century views toward Native Americans, maps of reservation territory in 1885, 1895, 1905, and 1965, discussion questions, and an opportunity to learn more using an interactive map.
Big idea: Understand how boundaries of Native American reservations have changed over time, and what events lead to the alteration of borders.
Keywords: American Indian, western expansion
- Notes to Other Users
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Works best in a classroom where the idea of Western Expansion in the early 19th century has already been introduced.
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