Foreign Affairs: The Great Plains Wars Flashcards
(14 cards)
How long did the Great Plains Wars last?
From the 1860s to the 1890s
What was the general aim of the US government with the Great Plains wars? Why?
To move Native Americans to reservation lands
What is significant about Native American Tribe divisions for the Union Army?
It would make the Native Americans much easier to defeat
What year was the Battle of Little Bighorn? How many Union army soldiers were killed?
1876, 200 soldiers were killed
What was the impact of the Union army’s loss at Little Bighorn?
Native Americans were seen as a larger threat
What happened at the Wounded Knee Massacre? What year did this occur?
American soldiers killed Native Americans in 1890
What was the main food source for Native Americans?
Buffalos
What was the main clothing source for Native Americans?
Buffalos
What was developed with helped hunters to kill Bison more efficiently?
Rifles
How many Bison could hunters kill a day?
10,000 a day
What was significant about the Bison Genocide to the Native Americans during the Great Plains wars?
It meant that they no longer had a source of food or clothing
How many buffalo were in North America by 1884?
Several hundred
What type of war occurred with the Native Americans?
A Total War.
What is a Total War?
Where the entire population of the enemy is targeted in specific ways.
