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Rio Grande

Rio Grande. 1874-1876 Col. Mackenzie 1878-Kickapoo/Apache Chief Victorio Col. Grierson and his African American troops Buffalo soldiers - Lt . Henry O. Flipper Grierson pursues Victorio. Rio Grande. South Texas renegades

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Rio Grande

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  1. Rio Grande • 1874-1876 • Col. Mackenzie • 1878-Kickapoo/Apache • Chief Victorio • Col. Grierson and his African American troops • Buffalo soldiers - Lt. Henry O. Flipper • Grierson pursues Victorio

  2. Rio Grande • South Texas renegades • Ranchers took advantage; expanded their herds, took land from Mexican Americans • Texas Rangers – Special Force – brave, ruthless, and effective • Captain McNelly and his Special Forces • Juan Cortina

  3. Rio Grande • The end of Native American culture • Westward migration • Young Native Americans taken from their homes and forced to attend school; Anglo clothing, hair, speak English • War, disease, starvation • Census of 1875 – Comanche pop. - 1597

  4. Rio Grande • A new era • Farms/Ranches • Forts became small towns-San Angelo and Brackettville • (1876-1881) – Coleman, Brady, Abilene, Sweetwater, and Colorado City

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