Examples of Intolerance Faced by Native Americans

By Mr. Eichmann

Event: Columbus Arrives in the New

WorldPage numbers – 49-53Time Period – 1492-1506Culture – TainoContact With - SpanishSummary – Columbus mistakenly calls them Indians; uses them as guides to find gold and Asian people Examples of Intolerance – Gold, pearls, other precious objectsResult – The Spanish stole from them, committed violence, and began forcing Native Americans into slavery.

Event: Fall of the Aztecs and Incas

Page numbers – 63-66Time Period – 1519-1535Culture – Aztecs, IncasContact With – Spanish explorersSummary – Spanish explorers defeat the Aztec and Incan empires. Causes of Intolerance – Gold, religion, land, and customsResults – Native Americans were forced to mine and farm for the Spanish and adapt their customs.

Event: Jamestown Founded

Page #s – 87-88Time Period – 1607-1630Culture – PowhatanContact With – English colonistsSummary - Native Americans taught the colonists to farm, but then more colonists came and took more landExamples of Intolerance – Food, landResult – Expanding tobacco plantations result in wars between the colonists and the Powhatan

Event: Pilgrims Found Plymouth

Page numbers – 92-95Time Period – 1620-1630sCulture – Pawtuxet, Contact With – Pilgrims Summary – Pilgrims took corn due to a shortage, but then they were taught by the NA’s how to farm, hunt, and fish. Examples of Intolerance – Land, foodResult – The “Thanksgiving” feast is celebrated, but as more colonists arrive in New England, they continue to take more land

Event: The French and Indian War

Page numbers – 146-148Time Period – 1754-1763Culture – Huron, Algonquin, Iroquois Contact With – French and British settlersSummary - A war over North American territory takes place, with Native American cultures having to take sides. Examples of Intolerance – furs, landResult – The British win the war, eventually resulting in Native Americans losing more territory and control of their land.

Event: Lewis and Clark Expedition

Pg #s – 320-325Time Period – 1804-1806Culture – Mandan, Sioux, Shoshone, Nez Perce, Blackfoot Contact With – American explorersSummary - They were called to survey the Louisiana Territory and study the land and cultures, with help from SacagaweaExamples of Intolerance – Land, political issuesResult – Lewis and Clark generally developed a positive relationship with Native Americans

Event: Indian Removal Act

Pg #s – 374-377Time Period – 1830sCulture – Cherokee, Choctaw, ChickasawContact With – Citizens of Georgia Summary – Native Americans had signed treaties to keep their land, but white citizens wanted them removed Forms of Intolerance – land, goldResult –Cherokees and other cultures were forced by the government to move to Indian territory. Many died on the journey called “The Trail of Tears.”

Event: Removal in the West

Pg #s – 562-564Time Period – 1830s-1880s Culture – Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Contact With – American settlers, U.S. ArmySummary - Settlers began to find natural resources and take land owned by Native Americans under treaties. Examples of Intolerance –Land, natural resourcesResult – The Treaty of Fort Laramie was signed to help Native Americans live on reservations , but often not the land they originally lived on.

Event: Battle of Little Bighorn

Page numbers – 564-565Time Period – 1876Culture – Sioux Contact With – United States Army, Summary – Gold was found in South Dakota. To defend their land, the Sioux defeated the army of General CusterExamples of Intolerance – Land, goldResult- The Sioux won a major battle over the American army

Event: Resistance in the Northwest and Southwest

Pg #s -565-567Time Period – 1860s-1880sCulture –Nez Perce, Navajo, Apache, ShoshoneContact With – American soldiers and settlers Summary - Indians fought back to keep their land and by escaping or fighting Examples of Intolerance- landResults – Many NA’s died in the fighting because of a lack of weapons and food. They were forced back to their reservations.