The Wild West

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Assimilation

To become the same as somebody else, to lose your individuality.

Dawes Act

If the Native Americans become Americanized, they would be allowed to leave the reservations. If they didn’t they would be forced to stay on the reservation that’s getting smaller and smaller.

Treaty of Fort Laramie

The first major treaty between the U.S and the Plans Indians

The Natives agreed to live on the reservation under federal supervision, with federal support. They also gave the Sioux Tribe Fort Laramie.

However, reservations usually had little to no resources.

Wounded Knee Massacre

A massacre of Sioux Native Americans in the Great Plains in South Dakota.

The Government retaliated for Battle of the Little Bighorn by massacring Sioux Native Americans in search for Sitting Bull.

Last battle between the Sioux and the U.S army. (the Sioux lost and was massacred.)

Exodusters

Africans Americans that fled from slavery and poverty to the promised west land, to claim the property the government promised them.

Soddies

Houses made of dirt and mud on the plains because many couldn’t afford lumber. (in the promised properties out west)

Homestead Act

It gave government owned land to small farmers.
The government offered farm plots of 100 acres to anyone willing to live on the land for 5 years, dig a well, and build a road

Helped the gov populate the west.

Morril Act

It granted more than 17 million acres of federal land to the states.

Boomtowns

Communities that were built quickly around a mine

Great Plains

Grasslands that extended through the plains of the U.S

Transcontinental Railroad

• It helped bring people west, which in turn, created new states

• Farming+Cattle became big businesses out west because RRS were able to transport meat+produce at a quicker rate

Land Grants

Federal Gov gave Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads 170 million acres of land to build west

Open Range System

Property was not fenced in; cattle farmers would brand their cattle with a specific mark so others would know who’s it was

Cattle could roam free

Sitting Bull

Leader of the Sioux, and protested US in demand for their land

Crazy Horse

A leader of the Sioux tribe, protested with Sitting Bull

Battle of the Little Bighorn

Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull go after General Custer-the Sioux kill all his men

The conflict was over a land disagreement. The US wanted to build a road over the Native’s hunting grounds

Sand Creek Massacre

General Chivington is given orders to kill over 150 men women and children from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes

George Custer

A US army general that had a conflict with the Sioux natives

Carlisle School

A boarding school meant to assimilate Native American children into American culture

Reservations

Areas of federal land set aside for the Native Americans