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
What are the series of events that occurred during Red Cloud’s War?
2,000 people came through on Bozeman Trail
U.S. built army posts to protect settlers instead of protecting the upholding tribes treaty rights
Series of attacks on U.S. army posts by Lakota Sioux leader Red Cloud
Burned the forts as U.S. army left
Describe the events of the Massacre on the Marias
Blackfeet men killed a well-known settler named Malcolm Clark
Tribe refused to turn themselves in
U.S. sent Major Baker stationed in Bozeman January 1870
Spotted a Blackfoot camp on the way north and attacked
173 people were killed, including 53 women and children
They realized they attacked the WRONG camp = dishonorable
Did the Crow strategy of cooperation with the U.S. government work out for them? Why or Why Not?
No, the government took 37 million acres from them.
Describe the Salish interaction with the U.S. government.
They began farming, they agreed to move if they were paid for their land,
U.S. agreed to pay but never did, this starved out the Salish and they left to the Flathead reservation.
What are 2 famous battles involving the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne?
Rosebud and Little Bighorn
What happened at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
General Custer planned to attack a Northern Cheyenne and Sioux camp from different directions
Strategy backfired. Custer’s army was destroyed.
Match: Leader to the Tribe:
Chief Joesph
Nez Perce
Match: Leader to the Tribe:
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
Sioux
Northern Cheyenne
Dull Knife
Why did the U.S. change the strategy away from negotiating treaties?
Native Americans were consistently defeating military parties.
