American west Peg Quiz Flashcards
What was the Indian removal act?
Indians had to move onto the plains
What frontier did the trade and intercourse act in 1834 set out?
Everything west of the Mississippi River and the permanent Indian frontier
When was the Indian appropriations act passed?
1851
What was agreed at the fort Laramie treaty?
The Indians had to let whites travel over their land and the army would protect them
What is a reservation?
A set piece of land for a tribe of Indians to live on
When was little crows war?
1862
Why was little crows war fought?
Starvation and unfair or late payments
What happened at the sand creek massacre in 1864
450 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians were shot
When was red clouds war?
1866-1868
What happened?
Because the Bozeman trail violated treaty’s
What was a consequence of the war?
The general publics opinion changed
What was agreed at at the 1868 fort Laramie treaty?
Set up the great Sioux reservation
What was president grants peace policy in 1868?
Grant attempted to formulate a new humane policy towards Native American tribes that was free of political corruption.
Why did the Sioux refuse $6 million for the black hills
Because the land was sacred
When was the destruction of the southern buffalo herd?
1875
