Foreign Affairs: Developments in Native American Wars up to 1890 Flashcards
Why did the Nez Perce War Break out? What year did it break out?
Broke out in 1877 as the USA violated the peace treaty made with the Nez Perce from 1873
What battle brought an end to the Nez Perce War?
The Battle of Bear Paw Mountain
What was the long term impact of the end of the war for Joseph of the Nez Perce? Who did he meet?
He became a campaigner for the return of Native American Lands, meeting with Hayes and Roosevelt
Which Native American fought a series of wars with the USA and Mexico and Why?
Geronimo, fought the wars because his family was killed in a Mexican Attack
What year did the Apache tribe agree on getting reservation land?
1874
Where did Geronimo escape from and where did he go to? What year did he do this?
He escaped from the negotiated Apache Reservation land and went to Mexico in 1881
What did Geronimo do when he got to Mexico?
Started a war
What years did Geronimo’s war in Mexico last from?
1881 to 1886.
When did the Battle of Wounded Knee occur?
1890
What was the initial intent of the Union Army?
To negotiate with the Sioux tribe about the Ghost Dance Rebellion
What did the Ghost Dance Rebellion focus on?
They believed that if they did a special dance their ownership of their land would be restored
What was the result of the negotiation at Wounded Knee?
USA soldiers shot and killed Native Americans
How many Native Americans were killed in the Wounded Knee massacre?
300
What was significant about the Wounded Knee Massacre in terms of with the Ghost Dance rebellion?
It brought an end to the rebellion
Who oversaw the end of the Ghost Dance Rebellion? (So the Wounded Knee Massacre)
General Nelson Miles
What year did the Great Sioux War start?
1876
What event started the Great Sioux War of 1876?
White encroachers in the Black Hills of Dakota due to gold being there
Why were the Sioux displeased with White encroachers in the Black Hills?
It was meant to be a reservation land that should have gone undisturbed
What did the Government initially try to do with the Black Hill encroachers?
Tell them to not go there
What did the Government eventually do with the Black Hill Native American residents?
Told them to move somewhere else by the 31st of January 1876 or be considered hostile and likely be killed
What did the Government try and do in terms of money with the Native Americans initially with the Black Hills issue?
Give them $6 million in compensation
What was the situation for most Native American conflicts by 1890? Why?
They were mostly over as all Native Americans had now been put in to permanent Reservation lands.
