HS 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Economic Geography, Plains Indians, Environmental Ethics
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Hs132: chapter 17- america and the west (1877-1900) Played role in the civil war-thinking about slavery. Ethnocentrism: believed own culture is superior to others. Plain indians (pawnees): depend on buffalo, alter environments for horses. Northwest indians: fish salmon, engage in trade. Native economies undermined by: loss of land to the whites, salmon/buffalo. Oregon/washington border areas: willamette river valley and columbia river. Young white men believed in private property. Native population: disease (std"s), adopt load habits. Cheifs were weak: talk things over or don"t make decisions. Imposing treaties (loss of land) by force-indians can"t sell land they don"t own. Do not have protection of the 14th and. Battle of little big horn (1876): lakotas vs. cheynnes. Daws severity act: give indians private lands. Reserve policies, if they own private property you are considered a citizen. Sold gold and silver metals into large companies. Economic geography: used west to transport buffalo on railways.
