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The Frontier of Texas
Frontier Settlements
Frontier Settlements
• Conflicts with Native Americans developed and increased over time
• The Native Americans were pushed farther west.
• US Soldiers were brought in to help defend the Texans from raids
Comanche Camp
Photo by William S. Soule, courtesy Wichita State
University Library, A. A. Hyde Collection
Medicine Lodge Treaty
• Treaty – a formal agreement between two nations.
• Native Americans agreed to move onto reservations
• Agreed to stop raiding white settlements
• Many Native Americans disagreed with this treaty and peace did not come.
Frontier Wars
• Fighting continued in TX and leaders emerged
• Gen Sherman fought Comanches and Kiowas.
• Quanah Parker – Comanche Warrior and leader
• Lone Wolf – Kiowa leader
Frontier WarsRed River War – Quanah Parker and Lone Wolf
led an attack against hunters at Adobe Walls.
- Parker eventually surrendered.
Buffalo Soldiers- African American soldiers assigned to run the Apaches further West out of Texas to a reservation in Arizona.
Many treaties were formed to try and maintain peace, but few held up.
Buffalo
• All parts of the buffalo were used by Native Americans.
• Never killed more buffalo than needed.
• Texans/Americans killed many buffalo to help wipe out the food supply of the Native Americans.
Effects of Over hunting – only 9 buffalo left in US
Frontier Settlers
PowerPoint Quiz
• What Native American Tribe posed the most threat to Texas settlers?
• List two effects that over hunting had on Native Americans?
• In what ways did Anglos defend themselves against the raids of the Native Americans?
PowerPoint Quiz
• What is a treaty?
• What is a buffalo soldier?
• Name one of the Native American Chiefs that raided Adobe Walls?
• Where were the Native Americans forced to live when their land was taken from them?
