Chapter 4: Treaties, Land Loss, and Economic Change (1795-1840)

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Recommended Grade Level: 3rd-8th

Standards Alignment:

3rd, 4th, and 8th Grade Ohio Social Studies Content Statements: Grade 4 - 3, 5, 9, 12; Grade 8 - 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16

3rd, 4th, 5th and 8th Grade Indiana Social Studies Content Standards: 3.3.8, 4.1.2, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.18, 4.3.11, 4.3.12, 5.3.4, 8.1.1, 8.1.9, 8.1.13, 8.1.29

3rd, 4th, and 8th Grade Oklahoma Social Studies Content Standards: 3.CS4.5, 4.CS2.1, 8.CS3.1.E, 8.CS4.2.C, 8.CS4.6.C

4th, and 8th Grade ELA Common Core Literacy Standard: RI.4.1, RI.4.7, W.4.9, W.4.4, SL.4.1, SL.4.5, L.4.6, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.6, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.8, WHST.6-8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.8, W.8.1, SL.8.1, SL.8.4

Essential Questions:

What is chronological thinking?

What is a treaty?

How did treaties affect American Indian life?

Conclusion

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Using the primary sources in Section 4 and what you learned in the activities, explain how the Treaty of Greenville and other events in the late 1700s and early 1800s began the process of removal of the Myaamia people. Refer to at least one piece of evidence from each of the following primary sources: a map and the Treaty of Greenville. Underline your evidence in your explanation.

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Additional Resources

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Websites

Library of Congress. Primary Documents in American History: Northwest Ordinance. Accessed 2.19.13

Library of Congress. The Thomas Jefferson Papers. Accessed 2.15.13

Milwaukee Public Museum. History of American Indian Ribbonwork. Accessed 2.15.13

Milwaukee Public Museum. Variations of Ribbonwork. Accessed 2.15.13

National Archives. Our Documents: Northwest Ordinance. Accessed 2.17.13

Ohio History Central. Michikinikwa. Accessed 2.13.13

Ohio History Central. Treaty of Greeneville 1795. Accessed 2.19.13

UCLA, National Center for History in the Schools. 1. Chronological Thinking. Accessed 2.15.13

Yale Law School, Avalon Project. The Treaty of Greenville 1795 (full text). Accessed 2.19.13

Videos

YouTube. How-To (Ribbon Work out of Paper). Accessed 2.13.13

YouTube. Miami Indian Artifact Shop in Oklahoma. Accessed 2.13.13

Primary Sources and Artifacts

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Section 1 Primary Sources and Artifacts

Introduction

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Look at these two drawings of Mihšihkinaahkwa (Little Turtle) from the Primary Sources and Artifacts part of this section. Use these images to complete the questions.

	Describe this image but try not to make inferences about what you see - just list all the details. Based on all the details you listed and information you gathered from looking, what inferences can you make about this person? Why do you think the artist depicted Mihšihkinaahkwa this way?
	Describe this image but try not to make inferences about what you see - just list all the details. Based on all the details you listed and information you gathered from looking, what inferences can you make about this person? Why do you think the artist depicted Mihšihkinaahkwa this way?