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reservations
Specific areas designated for use by Native Americans
Sand Creek Massacre
A group of Sioux Indians attacked white settlers
Sitting Bull
Leader of a group of Sioux Indians
Battle of the Little Big Horn
George Custer and his 600 men tried to relocate 2000 Native Americans. The Native Americans attacked them and killed 200.
Chief Joseph
Led the Nez Perces 1,300 miles to Canada after US troops tried to relocate them
Wounded Knee Massacre
The government tried to arrest Sitting Bull to stop the Ghost Dance. His followers protested and caused a fight.
assimilation
Adopting culture and civilization of whites
Dawes General Allotment Act
Gave property for farming to Native Americans in hopes that they would adopt a farming lifestyle
vigilantes
Self-appointed law enforcers
transcontinental railroad
Rail link from the east to west coast
land grants
Gave railroad builds land chunks to build on
open-range system
Property was not fenced in and cattle could roam freely
Homestead Act
Offered farm plots to people in the west
Exodusters
Former slaves that fled the south
Las Gorras Blancas
Group that attacked large ranch owners
spoils system
Government jobs were given to anyone without considering qualifications
civil service
System that includes jobs in the executive branch
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Required people to take a civil service exam before getting a government job
gold standard
Paper money was backed by gold reserves
political machines
Run by parties to gain political control
fiat money
Currency not backed by anything
Oliver H Kelley
Organized the Grange
Grange
A group that called for regulation on railroad and grain elevator rates
Populist Party
Party that aimed to solve political issues
William Jennings Bryan
1896 democratic presidential candidate
William McKinley
1896 republican presidential candidate
Farmers’ Alliance
Large group of farmers that worked together for a common cause
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