Chapter 7 Two Worlds Collide Flashcards
Sovereign
Independent and Self Governing
Assimilation
When one culture is absorbed by another, larger, culture
Annuities
Annual payments in the form of food, equipment, supplies and funds from the U.S. government
Reservations
land that tribes reserved for their own use through treaties
In general, what did the U.S. want from these treaties?
Build railroads/ roads through land, eventually settle on land together with Native Americans
In general, what did Natives want from treaties?
To maintain/increase territory, preserve way of life, protection from enemies
What were 4 problems with the treaties?
language barrier and translators, government structure of tribes misunderstood, differing ideas of what land ownership meant, U.S. did not follow through on treaties
Who was at the Fort Laramie Treaty? (multiple choice)
Lakota, Crow, Assiniboine, Gros Ventre, Northern Cheyenne, Shoshone
What was agreed upon during the Fort Laramie Treaty?
Tribal lands were defined, required tribes to make peace with one another, allow roads/railroads to pass through
Who was at the Hellgate Treaty? (multiple choice)
Kootenai, Salish, Pend d’Orielle
What did the U.S. want the tribes to do at the Hellgate Treaty?
Move onto 1 reservation.
What was the main problem with the Hellgate Treaty?
Not 1/10 of the information was understood
Who was at the Lame Bull Treaty negotiation? (multiple choice)
Blackfoot, Pend d’Oreille, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Cree, Gros Ventre
What did the Sioux receive at the 2nd Fort Laramie Treaty 1868?
Half of North and South Dakota
Give specific examples of the U.S. not holding up the treaty agreements.
Settlers before Red Cloud’s War (Bozeman Trail)
President Grant moving land of Blackfeet