Chapter 16: Westward Expansion Flashcards
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Comanche
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large and most threatening tribe of the Great Plains known as thieves, that had mastered the horse and rifle, and relied on buffalo
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William T Sherman
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- deals with west and make it safe for Americans
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Medicine Lodge Creek Treaty
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- treaty between U.S. and Comanche tribe t remove them and move them to federally reserved lands, not abided
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Bosque Redondo
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- federal reserve for Natives that housed both the rival tribes of the Navajo and Apache, and tribes relocated after finding the housing of both did not work
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The Modoc and the Nez Perce
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- both forced to leave pacific northwest lands and fought hard before surrendering
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Chief Joseph
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Nez Perce chief who resisted relocation and finally surrendered, giving a fiery speech
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General cluster
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- dubbed “Little Big Horn,” put into Black Hills Dakota territory and was ambushed by Sioux and are annihilated
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The Lakota Sioux
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- areas of Black Hills in Dakota territory where much gold was located, and was the largest of the northern plain tribes
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The Ghost Dance
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- usually performed right before an uprise or violence
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Battle of Wounded Knee
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- marked the end of the Indian war that lasted throughout 1876 and 1877
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The Homestead Act of 1862
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- provides 160 acres for 5 years of running land by buyer, promoted westward expansion but lead to Indian collision
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The Indian Peace Commission
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- Grant creates to deal with Native affairs to help assimilate Natives as farmers into American society
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Grant’s Native Policy
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- focuses on peace and assimilation into white man culture
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Ely Parker
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- Native of Seneca elected by President Grant to head Indian Commission
