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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Responsible for the management of 55,700,000 acres of land in the United States for Native Americans. -
Indian Removal act
negotiation with Indian tribes in the South for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. -
bill cody's "Wild West Show"
Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872. He became famous for the shows he made with cowboy themes, -
Indian Appropraitions Act
Name of several acts passed by the United States Congress. -
Cheyenne Uprising
The Cheyenne had agreed tothe terms of the Fort Wise Treaty in 1861. -
Sand Creek Massacre
A 700-man force from the Colorado militia attacked and destroyed the village of Cheyenne and Arapaho -
Red cloud's war
Conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Northern Arapaho against the United States. This happend in Wyoming and Montana territories. -
Fetterman Massacre
Battle between the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians and the United States army -
Fort Laramie Treaty
Agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation. -
Completion of Trans-Cont R.R.
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Completion of Trans-Cont R.R.
A railroad going from east and west coasts laying of over 2000 miles of track that went through some of the most deadly land. -
Pratt Boarding School
Pratt boarding school was a school for indians that took a oath to give up there ways and become a american. -
Desert Land Act
To encourage the economic development of the public lands of the Western states -
Capture of Nez Perce
The Nez Perce War was between the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their allies, the Palouse tribe. -
Dawes Act
Alowed the President to survey American Indian land and divide it into different areas for individual Indians. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Soldiers opened fire on the Sioux at the Pine Ridge reservation in Wounded Knee Creek killing 153 indians. -
Turner Thesis
Argument by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that was formed by the American Frontier.
