Category Archives: Western Expansion Era

Oregon Trail – Journal Entries of Helen Carpenter (1857) with primary source analysis form

Posted on March 1, 2021 by historymartinez

“Although there is not much to cook, the difficulty and inconvenience in doing it amounts to a great deal – so by the time one has squatted around the fire and cooked bread and bacon, and made several trips to … Continue reading →

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Dawes Act – Assimilation (1887) Primary Source Analysis Activity

Posted on January 13, 2017 by historymartinez

Primary Source Activity: Excerpt of Dawes Act (1887) The Dawes Act was attempt by Congress to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream U.S. society by providing private land ownership and citizenship. Click on link to download primary source document. the-dawes-act – primary … Continue reading →

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Andrew Jackson & Indian Removal Acts (videos)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by historymartinez
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Chief Two Moon’s Account of the Battle of Little Big Horn – (McClure’s Magazine 1898)

Posted on August 14, 2013 by historymartinez

 image: myimagezone “I rode swiftly toward Sitting Bull’s camp. There I saw the white soldiers fighting in a line [Reno’s men]. Indians covered the flat. They began to drive the soldiers all mixed up—Sioux, then soldiers, then more Sioux, and … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Hunting Match – Buffalo Bill Cody (primary source document)

Posted on August 13, 2013 by historymartinez

The Life of Buffalo Bill Shortly after the adventures mentioned in the preceding chapter, I had my celebrated buffalo hunt with Billy Comstock, a noted scout, guide and interpreter, who was then chief of scouts at Fort Wallace, Kansas. Comstock … Continue reading →

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Chief Joseph surrenders to U.S. Army (speech) 1877

Posted on May 19, 2012 by historymartinez

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce – On Surrender to US Army (1877) Tell General Howard I know his heart. What he told me before, I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our Chiefs are killed; … Continue reading →

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Geronimo: An American Legend, 1993 (motion picture)

Posted on January 16, 2012 by historymartinez

Geronimo: An American Legend, 1993 The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed … Continue reading →

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Far and Away, 1992 (motion picture)

Posted on January 15, 2012 by historymartinez

 Far and Away, 1992 Joseph Donnelly, a young Irishman facing property eviction after his father’s death, decides to take revenge on Daniel Christie, his Irish landlord. Instead of killing Christie, however, he is injured and sentenced to a duel with Christie’s … Continue reading →

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“King” Andrew Jackson political cartoon analysis with questions

Posted on October 28, 2011 by historymartinez

 King Andrew the First The attached document contains a political cartoon analysis of President Andrew Jackson with questions.

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Early Westward Migration & Native American Resistance (powerpoint)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by historymartinez

Early Westward Migration & Native American Resistance This powerpoint provides a brief description of America’s early westward migration & the resistance of Native Americans as white settlers encroach upon their lands.

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