Who do you believe? Comparing Perspectives about Bear River

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Who do you believe?Comparing Perspectives about
Bear River

• Chapter 9 Settlements, Transportation, and Mining

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Bell Activity
No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before
class begins!

• Your words are ruthless skirmish
• Find the words on your blue study guide and
  complete the following information for the word.
• Find the definition using a glossary.
• Use your own knowledge and experience to complete
  the rest of the definition.
• Where should your backpack be?

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Word ruthless Word ruthless My Understanding 4 3 2 1
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Word ruthless Word ruthless My Understanding 4 3 2 1
Definition without pity or compassion Definition without pity or compassion Draw a picture of it
cruel cruel Draw a picture of it
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Word skirmish Word skirmish My Understanding 4 3 2 1
Definition a brisk conflict or Definition a brisk conflict or Draw a picture of it
encounter encounter Draw a picture of it
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Sentence The Sentence The Draw a picture of it
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Synonym/Example brief fight, short battle Antonym/Non-Example negotiation, peace Draw a picture of it
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Bell Activity
No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before
class begins!

• Your words are brutality reservation
• Find the word on your blue study guide and
  complete the following information for the word.
• Find the definition using a glossary.
• Use your own knowledge and experience to complete
  the rest of the definition.
• Where should your backpack be?

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Word brutality Word brutality My Understanding 4 3 2 1
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Word brutality Word brutality My Understanding 4 3 2 1
Definition Definition Draw a picture of it
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Sentence In war there is often a lot Sentence In war there is often a lot Draw a picture of it
of brutality. of brutality. Draw a picture of it
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Word reservation Word reservation My Understanding 4 3 2 1
Definition Definition Draw a picture of it
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Sentence After losing their homelands, Sentence After losing their homelands, Draw a picture of it
many Native American tribes were many Native American tribes were Draw a picture of it
forced to move to reservation. forced to move to reservation. Draw a picture of it
Synonym/Example Navajo Reservation Antonym/Non-Example homeland unrestricted Draw a picture of it
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Bell Activity
No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before
class begins!

• Take out your map and notes.
• Work on your map for the first 5 minutes of
  class. (Due Friday!)
• If you are finished with the map, work on your
  study guide.
• Where should your backpack be?

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Today we will learn

• History Objective We will compare and
  contrast primary sources about the Battle of
  Bear River/Bear River Massacre to learn about
  this event.
• Behavior Objective Courtesy Respect We will
  discuss our ideas and listen to others
  respectfully.

• Language Objective - We will read the sources and
  discuss them with a small group, then compare the
  source with another perspective of the event.

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Imagine this Scenario

• You come upon two students fighting in the
  hallway. They are surrounded by a circle of
  classmates some encouraging the combatants, the
  others looking afraid.
• A teacher appears on the scene and breaks up the
  fight. How should the teacher determine what
  happened?
• What if the teacher only listens to one of the
  students story, not the others? Is that fair
  and reasonable?
• Later, a principal has to determine the
  combatants fate. How does the principal, who
  didnt even see the fight, figure out what to do
  with them?
• What if several days later another student comes
  forward with evidence that one of the students
  wasnt truthful? What should happen then?

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Reading Like a Historian

• If figuring out what happened in a fight that
  just happened is difficult, what would it be like
  to figure out what happened in a fight 150 years
  ago?

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Reading Like a Historian

• How can we figure out what happened in the past?
• Think-pair-shair!

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Figuring out the PastHistorical Thinking

• These two images show the Battle of Lexington,
  which is considered by many to have started the
  American Revolutionary war.
• Lets watch a clip to see how Disney portrayed
  this event.
• Is this movie accurate? How can we find out?

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Figuring out the PastHistorical Thinking

• To figure out what happened in any situation, we
  need to ask a lot of questions about the event
  and the people involved.
• Lets look at how a history looks at the past and
  why historical thinking matters!

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Reading Like a Historian

• The event that happened at Bear River has been
  largely ignored by historyuntil now.
• Lets examine the facts and figure out what
  happened.

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Background Facts

• In the last chapter we learned that there was
  conflict between the settlers and the Native
  Americans in the Salt Lake area.
• As more settlements spread into northern Utah,
  what do you think will happen?

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Where did it happen?

• The Bear River Massacre/Battle took place just
  north of Preston here in Cache Valley.

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People to Know

• Patrick Connor

• Chief Sagwitch

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This is what the area looks like now.
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The First Document

• Before we read the document, we need to learn
  more about the source. This is called Sourcing.
• Then we imagine the setting of the event
  Historians call this Contextualizing.
• Next, we need to read the document carefully,
  taking note of important information. This is
  called Close Reading.
• Finally, we need to figure out if this document
  is backed up by other information. This is
  called Corroboration.

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Step 1

• Lets examine the document. Open your folders to
  the first document.
• I will do the first doc, but follow along and
  answer the questions on your paper as we find
  them.

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Step 2

• Now lets think about when/how this document took
  place.

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Step 3

• Now lets read the document carefully, taking
  note of important information.

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Instructions

• Now you will go through each of these steps with
  your group, then report back to the class about
  what your learned.
• Fill out your assignment as you go through the
  second document in the folder.

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Compare and Contrast

• When you compare the two documents, what events
  do they agree happened?
• What do they disagree about?
• So which version is the right one?
• How can we figure out which one is more accurate?

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Step 4

• Now we need to figure out how accurate and
  biased/unbiased this document is.

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Bear River, a continuing story

• This monument was erected at the site of the Bear
  River event.
• Each side tells a slightly different version of
  the story.

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The First Marker

• This monument was erected in 1932 by the Franklin
  County Chapter of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
  and other local associations.
• Whose side does this part of the monument take?

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Another marker

• This was later added to another side of the
  monument.
• How is it similar to the first plaque?
• How is it different than the earlier one?

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Changing Ideas

• This monument has a different tone than the first
  monument.
• When do you think it was built?

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Colonel Connors Account Gets Competition

• For many years the only side of the Bear River
  story that people accepted was Colonel Connors
  and those that supported his version of events.
• In the last thirty years, the Shoshones side of
  the story has begun to be recognized.

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An addition to the original monument

• This sign was added to the original marker site.
  
• How is different than the others?
• Which perspective does it take of the incident?

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A new monument for a new century.

• The Shoshone perspective of Bear River has gained
  acceptance among scholars due to corroboration
  with other sources and evidence.

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A new monument for a new century.

• The tribe has begun to regain land at the sight
  of the massacre, they have created a new monument
  to give their side of what happened.

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A more complete story?
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A Continuing Search for What Really Happened

• As historians continue to find more primary
  sources about the Bear River Massacre, history
  continues to adapt to these new perspectives.
• History, itself, has history! And it can change
  over time!

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A Continuing Search for What Really Happened

• There is still so much we could discover,
  evaluate, re-evaluate, and learn about Bear River
  and other events in the past.
• When you find an event that interests you, dig
  into the documents to become an expert on the
  past!

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Bell Activity
No gum in class. Throw it in the garbage before
class begins!

• Your word is plagued
• Find the word on your blue study guide and
  complete the following information for the word.
• Find the definition using a glossary.
• Use your own knowledge and experience to complete
  the rest of the definition.
• Where should your backpack be?

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Bear River Bear River
Response to Scenario (3 lines) Response to Scenario (3 lines)
Answers to orange paper questions.
Bear River, a continuing story (back of paper at the end) Response Question