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1512
Encomienda System
By Spanish. Idea that they would Christianize natives if they would work for them (slavery) -
Diseases
bc of atlantic slave trade, millions of natives died -
King Phillip's War
Colonists won, led to more land for colonists -
Pueblo Revolt
Natives successfully overthrew Spaniards for 10 years, led to less regulation -
Proclamation Line
after 7yrs war, restrictions put on where colonists could go to protect native land -
Indian Removal Act
by Jackson. removed thousands of natives, led to trail of tears where many died -
Battle of Little Big Horn
US soldiers killed (Custer's Last Stand) -
A Century of Dishonor
By Helen Hunt Jackson, purp. was to discuss relationship between us gov & natives -
Dawes Act
Assimilation of natives (cut hair, send to boarding school, etc) -
Battle of Wounded Knee
massacre of many natives -
Ghost Dance
Movement for the return of buffalo and elimination of whites, scared whites. led to wounded knew -
Navajo Code Talkers
used during WWI, they spoke their language which no one else could decipher -
Indian Civil Rights Act
made to give natives more rights and protect them from their land being taken away