The Indian Wars
Focus Question:
Objective:
How did pressures of westward expansion impact Native Americans?
Evaluate the impact of the Indian Wars.
Assignment
Create a guide to understanding the Indian Wars. Your guide needs to include at least:
A list of key terms, events, people
A map showing the locations of the key battles between the U.S. and Native Americans
A timeline of U.S. – Native American relations in the 1800s
A narrative summary of the Indian Wars highlighting important events and people
A 20 question assessment that draws from information contained in your guide
A journal prompt
Resources
Textbook Chapter 15, Section 2 (pp. 496-504)
ABC-CLIO (americanhistory.abc-clio.com), sersd1/search1, American Indians & Buffalo Soldiers
Rubric
Key Terms
10 pts
Map
20 pts
Timeline
20 pts
Narrative
20 pts
Assessment
20 pts
Prompt
10 pts
A list of relevant
key terms,
events, and
people a student
must know to
answer the
focus question
A map that
shows the
locations of key
events, battles,
reservations
A timeline
covering the
period 1800 –
1900 that
includes all
major events
A minimum of
500 words (50
lines) describing
key events,
occurrences,
agreements,
people
A 20 question
assessment
drawn from your
other materials
A one or two
sentence writing
prompt for our
Journals
Work product should be neat, well-organized, and free of obvious spelling and grammar errors.