American West Flashcards
(31 cards)
How were tribal chiefs chosen ?
Due to leadership skills and experience
Why was the powers of the chiefs limited ?
Due to limited enforcement power
What was a warrior brother hood
A group of skilled warriors who provided and protected their communities
What was the role of women in plains Indians society
Their role was to take care of the children
Recall three uses of the buffalo
•shelter
•food
•utensils
What is a tipi
A tent where the Indians used as shelter
Why were horses important to the plains Indians tribes
Allowed them to transport easier and move around the plains Indians land
What was a travois
A vital item in which the Indians used to transport their belongings slowing them to adapt to their normadic lifestyle
What was counting coup ?
What was the Indian removal act of 1830
The removal of native tribes of their ancestral lands
What was the Indian trade and inter course act 1834
Who did the us defeat in 1848
Mexico
What was the permanent Indian frontier
An area that separated white settlers and Indians
Why did the American government encourage migration west
Why did 300000 people migrate to the west in 1848-9
Due to the California gold rush
Name one promise made by the us in the fort Laramie treaty
That us is would protect the tribes by the white settlers
•promised to pay an annual fee of $50000 a year
What was the main consequence of the Indians apropoations act 1851
What is a reservation
An area of land in which the Indians were forced to live on
Recall one problem with the us and plains Indians tribes maintaining treaties ?
Recall one problem with the fort Laramie treaty
It was written in English
Why did plains Indians agree to move onto the reservations
Due to intimidation and force from the Us
What word describes the plains Indians way of life
Normadic lifestyle
What is manifest destiny
The idea that Americans owned every land
What is the name of the trail leading to omaha to Oregon
The Oregon trail
