Conflict as America Moves West.
During the Jacksonian Era, American settlers were pushing westward into what was Native American lands. At the same time, various religious movements began to take off in America. With this crucial and often lethal confluence of western settlers, Native Americans, and religious movements came conflict. Please watch the following videos and then address the questions below: Massacre in the West Shoshone-Paiute History I Shoshone-Paiute History II Shoshone-Paiute History III A Mormon and Shoshone Experience How did sectarian violence influence the shaping of some parts of the West? How were Native Americans treated by specific religious groups in the West?