MYP - I&S Unit 4 - Lesson 1 native american review

Fort Laramie Treaty

A treaty (1851, 1868) granting specific land to Native Americans while allowing westward expansion for white settlers, which was often violated.

Indian Appropriation Act

A law (1871) that ended the recognition of Native American tribes as independent nations, placing them under U.S. government control.

Medicine Lodge Treaty

A treaty (1867) between the U.S. and Southern Plains tribes requiring Native Americans to move to reservations.

Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty

A treaty (1830) that forced the Choctaw Nation to relocate west of the Mississippi River.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The treaty (1848) that ended the Mexican-American War, granting the U.S. territories such as California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Sand Creek Massacre

A massacre (1864) where Colorado militia attacked Cheyenne and Arapaho villages, killing over 200 Native Americans.

Battle at Horseshoe Bend

A battle (1814) where U.S. forces killed over 800 Creek warriors.

Custer’s Last Stand / Battle of Little Bighorn

A battle (1876) where Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors defeated Custer's troops, leading to harsher U.S. policies.

The Battle of Adobe Walls

A battle (1874) where Comanche and Kiowa warriors were ultimately defeated by U.S. settlers.

Fort Robinson Massacre

A massacre (1879) where U.S. soldiers killed Cheyenne prisoners attempting to escape from a reservation.

Homestead Act

A law (1862) encouraging western settlement by granting 160 acres of land to settlers for free.

Manifest Destiny

The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific, often justifying Native American displacement.

American Exceptionalism

The idea that the U.S. has a unique historical mission, used to justify Native American assimilation.

Forced Assimilation

A policy aimed at absorbing Native Americans into white American culture through forced changes.

Boarding Schools

Schools where Native American children were taken to be educated in white American ways, suppressing their cultural identity.

Transcontinental Railroad

A railroad (1869) that connected the east and west coasts of the U.S., accelerating white settlement.

Promontory Point

The location in Utah where the eastern and western sections of the Transcontinental Railroad were connected.

Louisiana Purchase

A land deal (1803) where the U.S. bought territory from France, setting the stage for westward expansion.

Mexican-American War

A war (1846-1848) resulting in the U.S. acquiring much of present-day western United States.

Rio Nueces vs. Rio Grande

A border dispute where the U.S. claimed the Rio Grande as the border while Mexico claimed the Nueces River.

54'40 or Fight

A slogan advocating U.S. expansion into the Oregon Territory, reflecting tensions with Britain.

The Powhatan Tribe

A Native American tribe from Virginia, known for its interactions with English settlers, including Pocahontas.

Ghost Dance

A religious movement among Native Americans calling for the restoration of their lands and way of life.

James K. Polk

The 11th U.S. president known for his aggressive expansion policies, including the annexation of Oregon, Texas, and California.

Georgia vs. Worcester

A Supreme Court case ruling in favor of Native American sovereignty, which was ignored by President Jackson.

Smallpox

A deadly disease brought to the Americas by Europeans, decimating Native American populations.

Buffalo Bill Cody

A frontiersman who popularized the Wild West Show, reinforcing negative stereotypes of Native Americans.