1. The Plains Indians: their beliefs and way of life 

• Social and tribal structures, ways of life and means of survival on the Plains. 

•  Beliefs about land and nature and attitudes to war and property. 

• US government policy: support for US westward expansion and the significance of the Permanent Indian Frontier. The Indian Appropriations Act 1851. 

Revision Pages:

• Plains Indians Background :       1       2

• Buffalo:        1  

• US Government Attitudes:     1

Show You Know Test:

• 1. Plains Indians Background

• 2. Buffalo and Horses

• 3. US Government Attitudes

Useful YouTube Clips:

• Plains Indians Background

• Beliefs of Plains Indians

• Survival on the Great Plains

• Beliefs

• Permanent Indian Frontier

3. Conflict and tension 

• Reasons for tension between settlers and Plains Indians. The significance of the Fort Laramie Treaty 1851.

•  The problems of lawlessness in early towns and settlements. Attempts by government and local communities to tackle lawlessness. 

Revision Pages:

• Fort Laramie Treaty:       1           2       

• Law and Order:       1         2      

Show You Know Test:

• 7. Fort Laramie Treaty 1851

• 8. Early Law and Order

Useful YouTube Clips:

• Law and Order