US History – Wounded Knee/Conflict With Native Americans Era Discussion Questions

Click the link below to access the several critical thinking follow up questions to Bury My Heart and Wounded Knee and the Era of Conflict with Native Americans in General.

Wounded Knee/Conflict w/ Native Americans Era Discussion Questions (Google Docs Version)

These websites will take you to photographs from Wounded Knee

Below is a video (documentary) about the Massacre at Wounded Knee…

 

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US History – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Video Questions)

Below are the links to the discussion questions that going along with the video we are watching “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”.  Make your own copy of these questions to complete while viewing the movie.

Link view the movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Video Questions Parts 1&2:

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (video questions)

 

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US History – Videos: The Battle of Little Bighorn

Below some good videos covering the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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Government – Why American’s Vote Against Their Interests – Article

Read the attached article and answer the questions provided on a google doc.

Click here for article

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/upshot/why-americans-vote-against-their-interest-partisanship.html?smid=pl-share

Article in pdf format:  Why Americans Vote ‘Against Their Interest; Partisanship – The New York Times

Article questions:

Why Americans Vote vs Their Own Interests Questions (google docs)

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US History – Chapter 7, Section 2 Study Guide (Conflict w/ Native Americans)

Use your textbook to answer the following questions.  You will be given a hard copy of this study guide to record your answers.

CH 7, ST 2 Study Guide Conflict with Native Americans

CH 7, ST 2 Study Guide (Google Docs)

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US History – Assimilation of the American Indian

Use the link below and view the web site on Indian Boarding Schools to answer the following questions.
1. Navigate the following websites, viewing all photos shown. Choose one photograph that stood out to you the most and comment on it.  What is it a picture of?
2.  Why did it “stand out” to you?
3.  What is the “mood” of the picture?
4.  What negative effects might occur as a result of what you are seeing?
5.  What positive effects might occur as a result of what you are seeing?
6.  How do you think the people in the pictures feel about Assimilation? Explain.
7.  Make a list of 5-10 “specific examples” of assimilation you can see in any of the photos on these web pages.
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US History – Plains Indians and the Buffalo

How many ways were the buffalo used (interactive chart) – Questions 12-16

Buffalo Hunting on the Northern Plains (Questions 1-7)

The Plains Indians Surviving with the Buffalo (Questions 8-11)

Use the websites above on the history of the buffalo to answer the following questions.

The Plains Indians & The Buffalo Activity Questions (google docs)

Watch this video clip on the importance of the Buffalo

 

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US History – Cultural Differences Between Settlers and Plains Indians

Download this chart for your notes.

Major Differences in Culture

Major Differences in Culture (google docs)

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Government – Political Ideology Quiz Activity

Click on the link below to access the instructions for this activity.  You will be taking a political ideology quiz.

How Conservative or Liberal Are You Activity & Instructions

Below is the link to the quiz to start the activity.

http://brainfall.com/quizzes/how-conservative-liberal-are-you/#HJhlrkKn-

 

BELOW ARE BACK UP QUIZZES.  ONLY USE IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE MAIN LINK I GAVE YOU.  

*if for some reason you have major issues with the link above try one of the following links instead for your results.  But only use one of these if the above link does not work for you.

Quizony – Liberal/Conservative Quiz

Go to Quiz – Liberal/Conservative Quiz  (this one is not nearly as comprehensive)

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Government – Political Ideology Notes

Here are the brief notes I gave you over political ideology.

The Political Spectrum Notes

Crash Course Political Ideology Video

 

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