Ch 5 Flashcards
What obstacles were involved in moving west ?
Native Americans living on the land We wanted the gold Cattle Minerals Land itself for farming They had resources, we wanted em
What motivated many Americans and miners to move west?
Gold & silver in 1849
What did we do to the native Americans when we moved westward?
Kicked them off their land (like Custer) and when they resisted we either forced them at gun point or sometimes just slaughtered them like sand creek
Massacre at sand creek. What was it and what did the Americans do?
I want no peace until the Indians suffer more -US army commander in the west
Attack killed over 150 inhabitants mostly women and children
Americans slaughtered the Indians
Treaty of fort Laramie
Sioux Agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River, it was temporary but was never signed by sitting bull
Battle of little big horn
Main leaders
Thoughts on American leader
Main leaders NA- siting bull & crazy horse
American- General Custer -> famous for military success and was the best at Indian removal
Thought he was unbeatable so he split his forces->bad decision
Assimilation
Plan under which native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture
How did we assimilate native Americans ?
Changed their clothing, language, religion, and hair
We took their land and their culture
What new business did Americans discover that was popular in the south ? What type of animals were they? Why did the industry grow? What did the cowboys do?
Cattle ranching in SW Texas
They were longhorns (Texas longhorns)
Industry grew because we love beef
Cowboys drive cattle up north so they could be transferred to meat packing industry
What is populism ? Who did it support ?
Movement of people which means THE ATTEMPT TO START A NEW POLITICAL PARTY
Supported everyone moving west struggling like farmers and people who lived in soddies (home built of blocks of turf in ground)
Who were the ideas of populism taken up by?
William McKinely who was a president nominated by the Republican Party
