discussion
1) In your own words, provide an overview of what was occurring in the U.S. following the Gold Rush and the US Civil War.
2) Describe how at least one historical event we learned this week connects to our key term “Manifest Destiny.
3) What is the historical significance of Sand Creek Massacre, according to the Smithsonian article? How exactly will the Sand Creek Massacre be forgotten no more?
4) According to this weeks lecture, what was the US military’s reason for killing the plains buffalo? Next, please analyze Bob Marley’s song, Buffalo Soldier through our particular historical lens. Keep in mind that this song analysis is open to your own interpretation, so please be thorough but feel free to get creative!
5) It is important to note that this time period was also marked by much indigenous resistance to Manifest Destiny and westward expansion. So lets wrap up this weeks materials by independently researching one of the following indigenous resisters/leaders from this era: Cochise, Black Kettle, Geronimo, Crazy Horse, or Sitting Bull (or if you come across any others from this time period, you are welcome to research him/her instead!) Please explain who you chose to research, how they connect to this week’s material, and why they are important to learn about.
could you please respond to this for 150 words only. don’t right a lot just 150 word is enough, and I am so grateful your help 1. One major event that was occurring after the Civil War was the military campaigns against the indigenous nations (Indian Wars). Also, after the Civil War and the Land Grabs of 1862, there was a period of rapid industrialization. The wars taking place in the Western Region of the US also got worse after the Civil War ended, and many officers and soldiers without jobs after the end of the Civil War ended up joining the army of the West.2. The term Manifest Destiny was connected to American Exceptionalism. It is the 19th-century belief that American settlers had the God-given right to and were destined to expand settlements across the entirety of the US.3. The Sand Creek Massacre stood out because of the impact that it had at the time and the way it has been remembered. It was a massive war crime that was exposed by soldiers and condemned by the US government, and it subsequently led to decades of war on the Great Plains. Now, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic site has been established, which helps keep the history known.4. The US military killed the plains buffalo to try and destroy the Plans Indians basic economic base and gain control of them and their land. In Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley, he sheds some light on the courage of the black soldiers during the wars while also mourning the oppression that black people went through in the US while also being forced to fight in the wars, which could also portray the idea of black resistance in the song.5. Black Kettle was born in the Black Hills of South Dakota around 1803, and was a fierce warrior that also advocated for peace with white settlers during later parts of his life. I researched about him because he was the chief of the village that was attacked during the Sand Creek Massacre, which, as weve learned, was an awful ambush that was swept under the rug for way too long. He was attacked again later in another massacre on a Cheyenne village in Oklahoma Territory. Link to article used: https://www.nps.gov/waba/learn/historyculture/blac…
