Apush Vocab 4

Battle of Little Bighorn

A pivotal conflict in 1876 between the U.S. Army and a coalition of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors, leading to a significant Native American victory.

George Custer

A controversial U.S. Army officer known for his role in the Battle of Little Bighorn where he and his men were defeated.

Ghost Dance Movement

A late 19th century Native American spiritual and political movement aimed at restoring indigenous lands and way of life through ceremonial dances.

Battle of Wounded Knee

A massacre in 1890 where approximately 300 Lakota Sioux were killed by U.S. troops, marking the end of large-scale Native resistance.

Dawes Severalty Act

An 1887 federal law aimed at assimilating Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual allotments.

Plessy v. Ferguson

The 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

Jim Crow Laws

State and local laws enforcing racial segregation and disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South after Reconstruction.

Booker T. Washington

An influential African American leader advocating for vocational education and economic self-reliance in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Chinese Exclusion Act

The 1882 federal law that banned Chinese laborers from entering the United States, reflecting anti-Asian sentiment.

Nativists

Americans in the 19th and early 20th centuries who opposed immigration, fearing cultural change and job competition.

Tammany Hall

A powerful Democratic political machine in New York City known for corruption and its influence in urban politics.

Boss Tweed (William M. Tweed)

The leader of Tammany Hall infamous for corrupt practices, exposing the extent of Gilded Age corruption.

Political Machines

Organizations controlling political power in cities through corruption and patronage, often at the expense of democratic governance.

Thomas Nast

A prominent political cartoonist known for exposing corruption, particularly that of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall.