HIST 2112 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last LectureI. The Worldwide History of Slaverya. Slavery in Other Placesb. Four Unique Characteristics of Euro-American SlaveryII. Where Slavery First StartedIII. Slavery in the South – the “Keystone” of Southern Society and Culturea. Slavery was a Source of Economic Political Powerb. Slavery and Poor Whites – the “Social Floor”c. After the War: Recreating the Slave System Without Slavery IV. The End of Slavery and the Beginning of Freedoma. Searching for Familyb. Schools and Educationc. Establish Churchesd. Entering PoliticsV. The Problem of Making a Living – the Rise of Sharecroppinga. The Freedman’s Dream: Independent “Yeoman” Farming’b. White Plantation Owners – need cheap laborc. Solution – the Sharecropping SystemOutline of Current Lecture I. South Dakota MassacreII. Moving WestIII. Indians are integrated into societyCurrent LectureI. South Dakota Massacreo Many Americans believed Native Americans should be gotten rid ofII. Moving Westo Americans started heading west (1870-1910)o Country becomes coast to coast empireo Lots of cheap land it almost free to settle ono Current American dream is to be a farmero Government wanted to help people get land with the Homestead Act of 1862 which divided the land into 160 acre pieces “quarter sections”o Government wanted to turn land into farmso There were problems between the ranchers and nativeso West is ethnically diverse (North Dakota) so it attracted a lot peopleo Lots of business opportunities and profito Land speculation: to buy land with raised priceo Gold rush also leads people out Westo Money in cattle grazingo Significant corporations rise, especially railroadso Manifest destiny: God’s will to stretch across the continent, conquering natureo West provides a way for slaves to escape reconstructiono Americans want the Natives eliminatedIII. Indians are integrated into societyo Some of the people wanted to assimilate the Indians and bring them into American cultureo Want to turn Natives into Americans with education, and policy and federal law to make them civilizedo Established boarding schools for Indians where they were taught how to live like whiteso They couldn’t speak their language practice their religion or wear cultural dresso “Kill the Indian, save the man…”o Use policy of reservations to teach the natives to be farmerso Dawes Act of 1877: Make natives into farmers Give families 160 acres land to farmo Reservations broken up and soldo Reservations shrink in size be excess and was sold to white peopleo Land speculation problems – white people tricking nativeso Best land sold to whiteso Lack of farming compatibility, many men were hunters, women were the farmerso 1890 - if Natives perform Ghost Dance then white people will disappear -
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