Westward expansion Flashcards
(30 cards)
Sundance
Greats spirit,to help hunt buffulo.
Subsidy
encourages the development of the west
Reservation
land native americans were promised forever
travoivs
sleds by Native Americans ,where made from tepes,Nomatic
Susette La Flesche
Omaha Cheif daughter who wrote about destruction of life,native american
Battle Little big horn
Gen.Custard attacked native americans lost all troops and himself,first and last native american victory
Fort Laramie Treaty
The Us recongnized the Black hills as part of the great sioux reservation
Chivington Massacre
Sandcreek massacre Us army killed many native american s women and children too.
Exodusters
moved from the south to kansas AFrican Americans
Hispanic American Alliance
group of spanish speaking farmers who oganized protect their rights
Dawes Act
encourages native american to become farmers.
Homestead act
160 acres of public land for 10 dollars and had to stay on the land for 5 years and build on it.
National Grange
Farmers organize to survive bc of low crop prices
Populist party
demanded govt to deal with falling priced and rr rates.8hr workday and limit immigration. freesilver
Sod houses
Houses built out of sod bc there were not many trees
transcontinental RR
union specific started in Omaha Nebraska ,Irish , CEntral specific,strted in Cali,Chinese
Cheif Joseph
led his people toward canada taking supplies from his people when needed.Surrendered before he arrived in Canada.
Rugged Induvidualism
beleif that the induvidual self is reliant and does not need govt.
Ghost dance
remembercance of the old days,live freely
Chisholm Trail
cowboys drove animals hundreds of miles on cattle ,loaded them onto the rr
open range
unfenced grassland
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska democrat,great commoner,populist party candidate
nomatic
traveled from place to place
William Mckinley
republican party,wins election,adopted many ideas in to the populist party