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Treaty of Fort Laramie
The treaty gave Indians a guarantee of safe passage on the Oregon Trail for money. The Indians allowed railroads and forts to be built in their territories. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act is one of three U.S. federal laws that gave a applicant the ability to call an area a "homestead". The act was signed by Abrahman Lincoln. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
June 25–26, 1876. The Native Americans won the battle. This battle is also known as the Custer's Last Stand. -
Indian Peace Commission established
This group came about to negotiate peace with Plains Indian tribes. They moved the tribes to reservations. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the oceans and made it easier to transport goods. The railroad replaced wagon trains . -
End of cattle boom
This mainly took place in the South and West coast. The railroads made it profitable to raise cattle. -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act had a negative effect on Native Americans. The Act was named after the author, Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts. -
Oklahoma Land Rush
This was the first land run into ussasigned lands. 50,000 people lined up for their piece of the available two million acres. -
Closing of the frontier
The population of the East was dwaring the numbers of Indian folk. The buffalo were now disappearing. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The U.S. won the battle and the Native Americans were massacred. U.S. troops attacked the Lakota tribe. -
Populist Party Founded
1892-1902. The Populist Party was most important in 1892-96.Based on poor, white cotton farmers in the South and wheat farmers in the plains states. -
William Jenning Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech
The Cross of Gold was delivered at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. After the speech,Bryan was nominated for president by the Democrats.
