Plains Tribal Migrations and the Equestrian Revolution
Analyze how the adoption of the horse and shifting migration patterns transformed the economy, social structures, and warfare of Northern Plains tribes.

Analyze how the adoption of the horse and shifting migration patterns transformed the economy, social structures, and warfare of Northern Plains tribes.
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9th Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS
11 lessons
Analyze patterns of historical causation, technological revolutions, nineteenth-century Plains conflicts, and critical events shaping modern Wyoming and Indigenous realities.
Describe patterns of change (cause and effect) and evaluate how past events impact current realities for Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming (e.g., migration, evolution of tribal leadership, treaties, Powder River Expedition, Red Cloud's War, Great Sioux War, Battle of Little Bighorn, land cessions, and 1905 Shoshone Reservation Congressional Act).
Analyze the development and impact of tools and technology and how it shaped history and influenced the modern world.