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Bureau Of Indians Affairs
Was created to distribute land to NAtive Americans and help with relations. The U.S government held an enormous amount of land through them and into reservations -
Indian removal act.
It was an act created so indians could freely roam the Great Plains. It also created a permenant indian frontier on the Eastern edge of the great plains. -
Indian Appropriations Act
Was Created to have more funds to move indians onto reservations. Was made beacause of lack of funding. The result was more indians moved onto the reservations -
The Homestead Act
The Act was created to encourage settlers to move Westward. The act granted any U.S citizen who wanted it 160 acres of land if they worked it and somehow improved it within 5 years. -
Little Crow's War
Chief Little Crow revolted because of poor preservation land. When the goverment never paid their compensation money Little Crow and his warriors attacked government agencies until they were defeated by the U.S army. -
Cheyenne Uprising
An uprising of the Cheyenne Indians when they were forced onto poor reservation land. When faced with starvation they attacked wagon trains -
Sand Creek Massacre
Was started to get revenge on the indians for raiding wagon trains. The result was 163 indian deaths including men women and children -
Red Clouds war
An Indian Chief had his soldiers attack travelers who would travel through their territory using trails. The U.S army made forts to protect travelers but abandoned them due to an increase of attacks. -
Fort Laramie Treaty
Was a treaty made between many Native American tribes giving ownership of hunting land to seperate people. Was made to stop conflict between tribes and U.S citizens. The result was aneasier life for both people. -
Completion of Trans Continental R.R
It was a project initated by the U.S goverment to join the East Coast and West coast together. The result was a trip from 6 months down to six days. -
Camp Grant, AZ Appache Massacre
It was an attack on Pinal and Araipa Appache Indiands. This led to their surrender at Camp Grant in Arizona. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
An attack from three Us troop group when one decided to attack alone and ended up getting himself killed by the indians. -
Desert Land Act
Was created to cultivate the western states land offering 320 acres per buyer. The result was the same as the homestead act. -
Capture of Nez Perce
This was a war between the U.S army and the several native american tribes who refused to give up their ancestral lands. The government tried to take land that was granted to them in a contract. -
A century of dishonor By Helen Hunt Jackson
It was a book created to show the injustices that happened to the Native Americans between them and the U.S It had little effect during the time but was later very popular. -
Capture of Geronimo
An indian man named Geronimo and his followers came back to the U.S. He eventually surrendered to General Miles after realizing that was the better option over running. -
FetterMan Massacre
Was a war between the Us Soldiers and three indian tribes. Cause by the indians not wanting U.S trooops invading their land. The result was the death of all 81 U.S troops and The retreat from the war. -
Dawes Act
Made so the pressident could survey and take Native AmericanLands. Made for indians who wanted citizenship it put the Indians in reservation that were poor quality -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Where a group of soldiers fired upon the Sioux indian tribe killing 153 men women and children. There was no reason for the attack. -
Forest Reserve Act
This act created a law that allowed the president to set aside acrage.The act in total set aside 45 million acres on land. -
Turner Thesis
An argument made by Frederick Jackson Turner that american democracy was formed by the American frontier. It showed that americans were no longer with the old english customs.
