Foreign Affairs: Impacts of Western Expansion on Native Americans Flashcards
(19 cards)
What was the National Myth?
The belief that the West of North America was just free land for the USA to take
In what year were there 100 conflicts with Native American tribes?
1871
What war broke out with Native Americans in 1876 and why?
The Great Sioux War
What did the government originally try and do with white encroachers in the Black Hills when gold was discovered?
Tried to prevent them from going there
When the white encroachers overwhelmed the Black Hills, what did the Federal Government rule?
All Native Americans had to leave the Black Hills by the 31st of January 1876 or they would be considered as hostile
What deal did the Government try to do with the Native Americans to get them out of Black Hills?
Tried to give them $6 million in compensation
Name 2 treaties the USA made with the Native Americans after the Civil War and what year these treaties were made
The Treaty of Medicine Lodge in 1867 and the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868
What did the 1867 Treaty of Medicine Lodge do?
Gave Native Americans reservation lands
What war caused the Treaty of Fort Laramie to be created? What years did this war last from?
The Red Cloud Wars, lasting from 1866 to 1868
What was the purpose of the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie?
To create peace between the USA and Native Americans and move them to Black Hills in Dakota
What year was gold discovered in the Black Hills?
1876
What Act was created by Johnson to create Reservation lands? What year?
Peace Act, 1868
What Bureau did Hayes create to help Native Americans?
Bureau of Indian Affairs
What was the purpose of the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
To prevent corruption in Native American Reservation areas
What did the Federal Government want to do with Native American children?
‘Americanize’ them
What type of schools were made for Native American children?
Assimilation schools
How much was being spent on Assimilation schools by 1899?
$2.5 million
How many pupils did assimilation schools have throughout the USA?
20,000 pupils
What happened to Native American parents if they refused to send their children to Assimilation schools?
They would be imprisoned
