tx history ch 16.3
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Chapter 16: Western Expansion and Conflict
Section 3: The Texas Rangers & American Indians
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Conflicts on the Frontier
•Settlers moving westward
•Movement onto American Indian lands
•Frontier settlers ask for government assistance
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Conflicts on the Frontier
•Federal government responsible for Indian conflicts
•Contradictory policies
•Infantry troops no match for expert horse riders
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Conflicts on the Frontier
•Gov. Wood calls out the Texas Rangers
•Rangers had horses
•Rangers so effective they were paid by the federal government
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Conflicts on the Frontier
•The Colt Six-Shooter gave Texas Rangers a powerful advantage in battles against the Comanche and Kiowa.
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Establishing Frontier Forts
• Federal government established a line of forts
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Establishing Frontier Forts
•Forts protected settlers and travelers
•Especially important after discovery of gold in California
•Army abandoned forts as settlers pushed past them
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Establishing Frontier Forts
•Fort Worth was abandoned by the army after settlers moved past it, deeper into the frontier
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Establishing Frontier Forts
•Forts ineffective:
–Too far apart
–Too few troops
–Too few supplies
–Settlers went past
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The Reservation Policy
•Reservations—areas of land set aside for American Indians
•Many Plains Indians continued to live outside reservations
•Conflict continued
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The Removal of Texas Indians
•Settlers living near reservations claimed Indians stole
•Formed vigilante groups
•Indians removed to Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
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The Removal of Texas Indians
•Robert S. Neighbors—U.S. Indian agent who disagreed with federal policy
Robert S. Neighbors
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The Removal of Texas Indians
•Alabama-Coushatta—Indians whose right to remain in Texas was recognized by the state government
•Aided during the Texas Revolution
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The Removal of Texas Indians
1. Alabama-Coushatta Reservation
2. Kickapoo Reservation
3. Tigua Reservation Locations of Texas
Indian Reservations