Chapters 17-19 Flashcards
(108 cards)
What were the three major subregions the Plains Indians inhabited?
Northern Plains, Central Plains, Southern Plains
What did the Indians mainly hunt? (Animal)
Bison / Buffalo
Who killed a ton of Buffalo to undermine the Indians?
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody
What did John M. Chivington do?
Massacred a bunch of innocent Indians
What was the Fort Laramie Treaty?
Congress designated two great plains to the Indians
Encouraged them to become christian and become like the whites
Who was Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer sent by Congress to fight?
Indians
Who started the Red River War?
Indians
Who was the Sioux leader?
Sitting Bull
Who lead the Indians during Custer’s last stand?
Sitting Bull
Who organized the Women’s National Indian Rights Association?
Helen Hunt Jackson
What did the Dawes Severalty Act give Indians the rights of?
US citizens
What was the dance called that the US army feared of the Indians?
Ghost Dance
What is “Wounded Knee”?
Sight of Indian-White battle where only one little Indian boy survived (Lost Bird)
What was promontory point?
Celebration sight of the finish of the first transcontinental railroad
What did the first transcontinental railroad attract?
Settlers to the mid-nation, agricultural opportunities, and Irish immigrants
What did the Timbre Culture Act of 1873 do?
gave an additional 160 acres of land if the settlers planted 40 acres of trees
What did the Desert Land Act do?
Gave away 640 acres of land for $1.25 as long as owners irrigated (Little rainfall areas)
What did the Timbre and Stone act do?
160 acres of forest for $2.50 per acre
What happened in terms of economy in 1873?
Panic of 1873
Why did Utah take the longest to become a state?
Had to deal with mormons and polygamy?
Which act made polygamy illegal?
Edmunds-Tucker Act
Which mexican was arrested by mexican government for acting out against america?
Juan Cortina
Who were the White Caps?
Violent Mexicans
What was Comstock Lode?
Bunch of Gold found by Henry Comstock