Chapter 17 Flashcards
What animal was the key to culture of nomadic life?
Bison
Name 3 Plains Indian tribes.
Cheyenne, Comanche, Sioux
What was the goal of the Indian wars?
Move Indians to reservations that were arid, barren lands which were useless to whites
What was the last great Indian War?
Sioux War
Who was a renowned Indian fighter?
George Armstrong Custer
Who was a famous Indian medicine man?
Sitting Bull
What Indian leader brought 2,000 warriors against Custer at little big horn?
Crazy Horse
Who was the chief of the Apaches?
Geronimo
Who was the chief of the Nez Perce?
Chief Joseph
Who wrote a “Century of Dishonor”?
Helen Hunt Jackson
What act broke up tribal land and offered citizenship to Native Americans?
Dawes Act
What act encouraged traditional tribal life?
Indian Reorganization Act
Who governed the puppet government Napoleon III established in Mexico during the Civil War?
Maximilian I (later executed when France moved out of Mexico)
What treaty settled long standing disagreements with Britain?
Treaty of Washington
What were the terms of the Treaty of Washington?
- US awarded $15M for damages in Civil War
- Gained possession of Islands between Vancouver and Washington
- Fishing rights off the coast (US paid $5M)
Who negotiated the Treaty of Kanagawa to open Japan to Western influences?
Commodore Matthew Perry
What is Pan-Americanism?
Movement toward greater unitry among nations in the Western Hemisphere
What policy in China opened up free trade?
China’s Open Door policy
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
Movement against foreigners in China
What is Imperialism?
Extension of power by one people or country over another
What Seward’s folly?
Purchase of Alaska from Russia
Who was the last ruler of Hawaii?
Queen Liliuokalani (disapproved of influence of white settlers, attempted to reestablish native control)
Name 3 people who worked in missions during this time?
Hiram Bingham, Jonatan Goforth, and Lottie Moon
What is ‘Yellow Journalism’?
Sensational and unfounded stories in newspapers
What did the De Lome letter contain?
Derogatory comments about the President by Spanish ambassador, was intercepted and printed
What major event enraged Americans, leading to the Spanish-American war?
Sinking of the U.S. Maine
Where was the US victory over the Spanish fleet in the Pacific by Commodore George Dewey?
Manila Bay
What did the US gain from the Spanish-American war?
US gained Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico (ruled Cuba as a protectorate for several years)
Who ran in the election of 1900? What was the main issue?
William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) vs. William McKinley (Republican); Imperialism
