Genocidal campaigns against Indigenous civilians continued through President Grant administration 1869-1877. After Civil War, many freed black troops were sent out West, the government’s way of getting rid of “Black and Indian problem.” To gain control of Plains Indians’ lands, US policy direct the army to destroy their basic economic base, the buffalo. During this time period, buffalos were killed nearly to extinction – only a few hundred were left by the 1880s. The army in charge of killing buffalo were often referred to as “Buffalo Soldiers,” as mentioned in Bob Marley’s song, which we’ll be listening to and analyzing this week. This concludes this week’s lecture, and we’ll continue building off of this material next week.

AMIND140Fall2020Week10PowerPointLecture.pptx Home>History homework help>Hist Blog U.S. Civil War and Lincoln’s Presidency AMIND 140: Week 10 1 Key Term: Manifest Destiny “Manifest Destiny”is the 19th century belief that American settlers were destined, with the God-given right, to expand settlements from coast-to-coast of North America – connected to American Exceptionalism First, let’s discuss this week’s key term […]
Genocidal campaigns against Indigenous civilians continued through President Grant administration 1869-1877. After Civil War, many freed black troops were sent out West, the government’s way of getting rid of “Black and Indian problem.” To gain control of Plains Indians’ lands, US policy direct the army to destroy their basic economic base, the buffalo. During this time period, buffalos were killed nearly to extinction – only a few hundred were left by the 1880s. The army in charge of killing buffalo were often referred to as “Buffalo Soldiers,” as mentioned in Bob Marley’s song, which we’ll be listening to and analyzing this week. This concludes this week’s lecture, and we’ll continue building off of this material next week. was first posted on October 29, 2020 at 1:28 pm.©2019 “Superb Professors”. Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at superbprofessors.comFeed enhanced by Add To All