Treaties & Wars Flashcards
(32 cards)
Treaty of Table Rock (1853)
Southern OR reservation, eliminated hunting ground rights, seized firearms, most resisted.
Rogue River Treaty (1854)
More tribes moved to Table Rock reservation. Followed by Rogue River War.
Rogue River War 1855 - 1856
Miners encroaching on reservation, Lupton Massacre, war with US govt.
Medicine Creek Treaty (1854)
Nisqually, Puyallup, etc. - 2.5 mil acres ceded, caused conflict in Puget Sound, Battle of Seattle.
Battle of Seattle (Part of Puget Sound War 1855-1858)
Caused by Medicine Creek Treaty, Chief Leschi of the Nisqually is hanged.
Point Elliott Treaty (1855)
Duwamish - Chief Seattle and others ceded land. Natives were to receive agricultural and industrial training and a clinic.
Point No Point (1855)
N. Kitsap Peninsula and Skokomish tribes ceded all land. Small reservation and hunting/fishing rights. Can’t take shellfish. Promised agricultural and technical school.
Neah Bay Treaty (1855)
Makah - Banned alcohol, freed slaves, no British trade, no shellfish. $30,000. Promised a technical and agricultural school.
Rogue River Treaty (1855)
Created numerous native bands.
Umatilla Reservation / Yakama Nation Treaty (1855)
Ceded 6.5 mil acres. Several small tribes congregate on one reservation. Led to Yakama War.
Yakama War (1855-1858)
Miners trespassing, raping. Agent Bolon murdered by natives. All-out war between Yakama and US govt. Kamiakin and Leschi.
Walla Walla Treaty (1855)
Walla Walla, Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla. Tribes agreed to roads going through land. WA and OR governors.
Wasco Treaty (1855)
Walla Walla + Wasco bands ceded 10 mil acres. Warm Springs Reservation, lost resources and fisheries.
Lupton Massacre (1855)
40 natives dead, some remained peaceful, others not. Instigated Rogue River War.
Quileute Treaty (1856)
Kept fishing rights, $25,000
Extension of Neah Bay land (1872)
Order from President Grant expanded land, white squatters forced by military to leave.
Nez Perce War (1877)
US Army resettled natives onto non-treaty land, pushback leads to all-out war between non-treaty Nez Perce (Chief Joseph) and US Army. US later abandons treaty system.
White River Massacre
Muckleshoot and Klickitat killed 9 citizens. Chief Leschi accused of participating.
British in the PNW
Parliament promised to reward anyone who found the Northwest Passage.
James Cook
Third voyage, landed in Nootka Sound, traded for sea otter pelts, sold them in China for great profit.
Fur Trade Company Mergers
Pacific Fur (1811) > North West (1813) > HBC (1821)
Oregon Treaty 1846
US and Britain settle land dispute, US Canada border created, HBC bought out by US.
Everett Massacre (1916)
IWW disagreement with mill owners leads to clashes with police. IWW arrive at port, shooting breaks out, 7 members dead.
Bellingham Riots (1907)
White workers forced Asian immigrants to leave their jobs at the lumber mills. They resisted and 200+ were attacked. Eventually left the city. Contributed to the National Origins Act.
