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1880 BCE
Cowboy's in the 1880's
The word "cowboy"came from the English language in 1725. It is the English translation of the word vaquero. Which is a Spanish word for a person who manages cattle while riding on horseback. It came from vaca,which means "cow," which came from the Latin word vaca. Cowboys came from a variety of backgrounds, which included European immigrants, African Americans, native Americans & mid western & southern settlers.They also were retired law man, civil war vets, outlaws or gunslingers. -
Native Assimilation and Citizenship
From 1850 to 1933, federal officials continued to focus on assimilating Native Americans to Anglo-American culture. Federal agents developed the concepts of reservations and allotment to promote Native American assimilation. Overall this was the Americans taking away their culture and and taking their land for their own -
Apache war
A war that had more than 500 deaths. The Apaches resisted permanent settlement on a reservation.he United States was trying to place all the Apaches on reservations and to track down and "bring to justice" those "outlaw" Apaches who refused resettlement.The Apaches were resettled on Arizona's San Carlos -
The Dawes Severalty Act
This Act started on February 8, 1887. It opened up their lands to individual ownership and it was from U.S. policy toward the Natives until the 1930’s.This contract lasted 25 years and the land could not be sold or taxed. After, they could do whatever they wanted with it.The Burke Act of 1906 allowed the 25 year period to be sped up and allowed them full ownership and citizenship.The land quickly got taken away more and more. It went from 137 million acres to 50 million acres in the 1930’s.
