Plains Indians Flashcards
(27 cards)
When was the Gold Rush?
1849
How many moved to California?
100,000
What was the population?
300,000 by 1855
When was the Economic Crash?
1837
How many were left unemployed?
25%
Why did people want to move to Oregon?
Because there was rich farming land
What trail did people use?
The Oregon Trail
Who was it first published by?
Jedidiah Smith in 1825
Who first used the trail?
The Fur Trappers
By 1846 how many had migrated using the trail?
1846- 5000
What is manifest destiny?
The belief all white Americans should populate the whole of the USA
When was the Transcontinental Railroad built?
1869
When was the Indian Removal Act?
1830
How many moved to the west because of it?
46,000
When was the Indian Intercourse Act?
1843
What was the IIA set out to do?
Stop the settlers from selling guns and alcohol to the Indians
When was the US victory?
1848
What happened due to the win?
The US gained more land so Indian territory was in the middle of the US so settlers need to cross their land
When was the Indian Appropriations Act?
1851
What did the IAA do?
It funded the moving of the Indians onto reservations to encourage them to farm and also free their land for settlers
What were the problems were the reservations?
The agents were corrupt
Poor farming land
Showed no understanding of Indian cultural ways
White settlers were angry at the size
When was the President Grant’s Peace Policy?
1868
When was Indian Appropriations Act 2?
1871
When was the Little Crow’s War?
1862
