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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Formed March 11, 1824 -
Indian Removal Act
Allowed the president to negotiate with indian tribes, also alloweed for western indians to be moved to reservations. -
Indian Appropriations Act
Allowed funds to remove western indians to reservations. Reservations were supposibly to "protect" indian natives. -
Yosemite National Park
First inhabited by Indians, Relocated in the 1850's to make the national park. -
Billy the Kid
Also called William H. Bonney. Became a frontier outlaw in the 1800's. -
Homestead acts
Acts that allowed homeowners to purchase western land in mass amounts for low prices. -
Little Crow's War
Also called the Souix Uprising. War between eastern Souix and United States -
Cheyenne Uprising
An attack from Cheyenne indians on reservations. Mainly for food due to starvation. -
Sand Creek Massacre
An attack on the Cheyenne at Sand Creek reservation. Said to be a punishment for the Cheyenne uprising -
Red Cloud's War
A war between three Inidan tribes. Started near the area that is now Wyoming -
Fetterman Massacre
Also known as the Fetterman Fight. Was considered the worst military disaster of the U.S. at that time -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Also called the Sioux Treaty of 1868. Agreement between the United States and bands of Lakota people -
Completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad
The first railroad to connect east and west states. It was considered a great expansion to the modern revolution. -
Camp Grant Arizona Apache Massacre
Attack on Apaches at Camp Grant, Arizona. Led to a series of battles between Apache and Americans. -
Bill Cody's Wild West Show
A show made about western expansion and the settling of the west. -
The Lakota War
A war between indian tribes and the United States. Little Bighorn being an infamous battle in this war -
Battle Of Little Bighorn
Also refered to as Custer's Last Stand. An attack lead by George Armstrong Custer. -
Dead Man's Hand
A combination of poker cards. Coined after the shooting of James Butler Hickok when he was shot while holding said hand -
Desert Land Act
Act passed to encourage settlement of desert lands. Was considered an ammendment to the Homestead act -
The Capture of Nez Perce
Took place during a war between the indians and the Americans. -
Pratt Boarding School
The first off reservation Indian boarding school. Foudned by Richard Henry Pratt -
A Century of Dishonor
Chronicles experience of Native Americans in the United States -
Capture of Geronimo
The capture of an Apache indian leader. He was considered a U.S. prisoner of war. -
Dawes Act
Alloted the President to divide Native American land in portions in which they can live, reservations. Approved February 8, 1887 -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Occured on an indian reservation in South Dakota. Was meant to disarm a Lakota attack, but lead to a massacre -
Forest Reserve Acr
Sets forests aside from public domain. Passed under Benjamin Harrison's term as president. -
Turner Thesis
An argument advanced by Frederick Jackson Turner. It was formed by the american frontier -
Carey Act
Allowed builds of irrigation in wester states. These being run by private compaines for private profit.
