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Description
This teaching guide provides lessons and primary sources for analyzing defining moments in Native American history during the resistance against westward expansion.
Much has been written on the devastating impact of colonialists and pioneers on Native American culture. Yet the history of Native American resistance to Europeans has typically been examined from an outsider's point of view. What was Native American culture like before the influence of Europeans? Where can students turn to get an original perspective on Native American culture and politics?
The Individual in History: Native American Resistance focuses on two defining moments in history: New England colonial expansion during the 1670s, with an emphasis on King Philip, who waged war against English colonists in what is now southern New England in 1675; and westward expansion in the early 1800s, highlighting Tecumseh and his brother the Prophet, who attempted to unite all tribes in a fight against the pioneers.
While other resources focus on the victimization of the culture, the engaging activities inside Native American Resistance encourage students to examine the complexity of Native American politics and intertribal policies. Interactive lessons developed by award-winning teachers are used in conjunction with primary sources to provide students with a more complete understanding of Native American culture from their perspective and a study of the ways individuals can influence history.
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Case studies focusing on Native American resistance to westward expansion in two different eras: colonial New England in the mid 1600s (King Philip's War), and the Ohio Valley in the early 1800s up to the War of 1812 (Tecumseh and the Prophet)
A detailed chronology highlighting important events in Native American history from colonial times to the emergence of the American Indian Movement in the 1960s
An array of primary sources ranging from political cartoons to photographs to excerpts of speeches and songs so that students can analyze historical artifacts for themselves
A "Throughout History" section, providing a narrative chronology of Native American resistance throughout American history
Essays from scholar John P. Bowes, Ph.D., assistant professor at Eastern Kentucky University, specializing in 19th-century
American Indian history and history of the American West, offering a foundation of knowledge about individuals, events, and issues
Nearly 100 primary and secondary sources, including book excerpts, historic images, correspondence between Native American leaders and British officials, and quotes from soldiers' accounts of war
Ready-made, reproducible activities including tools to create battle maps from a war painting, evaluation of contrasting statements by King Philip and an English official with simulated debate, analysis of a written diary, and guided class discussion
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Ties the National History Day theme of the impact of the individual in history to a fascinating but not-often studied aspect of Native American history
Combines authoritative, standards-based coverage and innovative classroom activities to give students the means for appreciating the complexity of Native American culture
Presents its material from the perspective of Native Americans for a more balanced view of how history unfolded
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