Week 9: Antebellum Borderlands and Indian Country

This week we will look at how indigenous borderlands became bordered lands during the early 19th century.  We will spend a great deal of time looking at Natives west of the Mississippi dealt with an American invasion.  Finally, we will also discuss the role of art, cartography, and "manifest destiny" in shaping of the  "frontier" and American identity.

Points of Entry:

Comancheria Map:

http://oieahc.wm.edu/wmq/Apr10/Hamalainen/index.html

Juan Buatista de Anza Trail:

http://www.nps.gov/juba/index.htm

List and analyze 2 quotes from the reading.  

What are some of the arguments?

How are they related to the larger themes of the week discussed in class?

Additional question for discussion:

We've extensively discussed the ways that non-Natives have defined the commemoration and teaching of American Indian history.  How do you think cartography and map making also shape our understanding of Native history?  

Week 8: "Domestic, Dependent Nations"

This week will explore the relationship between Indian country and the early American republic.  Topics include Lewis and Clark, Andrew Jackson, Indian removals, and the Trail of Tears.

Points of Entry:

Lewis and Clark Expedition and Early Expansion:

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html

http://www.trailtribes.org/

http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/

http://publications.newberry.org/frontiertoheartland/

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail:

http://www.nps.gov/trte/

Thoughts/Questions for blog discussion:

List and analyze 2 quotes from the reading.  
What are some of the arguments?

How are they related to the larger themes of the week discussed in class?

Week 7: Global Wars and Indian Resistance (1756-1815)

This week explores the foundational conflicts that would ultimately lead to the formation of the United States of America from the perspective of Indian country.  We will particularly investigate pan-Indian confederacies like Pontiac's and Tecumseh's Rebellions.

Points of Entry

Pontiac's War:

http://www.forttours.com/pages/pontiac.asp

Tecumseh's Wars:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/printable/section.asp?id=3

http://rediscover1812.com/?p=169

Thoughts/Questions for blog discussion:

List and analyze 2 quotes from the reading.  

What are some of the arguments?

How are they related to the larger themes of the week discussed in class?