Chapter 10: Rebuilding Indian Territory

tenant farmer

A farmer who works on someone else's land

lighthorseman

A member of the Five Tribes' police force

seminary

A school for girls

segregation

The separation of different racial groups

Seminole

A Native American tribe with loyalists to both the Union and the South

Chickasaw

A Native American tribe that quickly rebuilt schools and cared for orphans

Choctaw

A Native American tribe that reopened tribal schools and churches

Creek

A Native American tribe that was further divided by the war and had a rebellion in 1871

Cherokee

A Native American tribe with a chief named William Ross and a well-developed school system

Freedmen

Former slaves who were treated differently by different Native American tribes

Government Schools

Schools started by the government to assimilate Native Americans

railhead

A location where cattle were loaded onto trains

drover

A person who herds livestock

quarantine

A period of isolation to prevent the spread of disease

royalty

Payment made to the owner of a resource or property

strike

A work stoppage by employees as a protest

Cattle Drives

The transportation of cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas City and St. Louis

Cattle Trails

Routes used to drive cattle through Indian Territory

Railroads

Transportation systems that were built after the Civil War

Transcontinental Railroad

A railroad that connected the east and west coasts of the United States

Coal Mining

The extraction of coal from the ground

Oil Springs

Locations where oil seeped out of the ground

101 Ranch

A famous ranch in Oklahoma

jurisdiction

The authority to interpret and apply the law

Introduction

An overview of the situation in Indian Territory after the Civil War

Maintaining Order

Efforts to enforce tribal laws and prevent problems

Outlaws

Criminals and fugitives who took advantage of the lack of law enforcement

Belle Starr

A notorious female outlaw in Indian Territory

Dolton Brothers

A group of outlaws in Indian Territory

Judge Isaac Parker

A federal judge who brought law and order to the Territory

Fort Smith

A city in Arkansas where a federal district court was established

The Calm Before the Storm

The period of increasing pressure to open Indian lands to settlement

Image Credits

Credits for the images used in the presentation