Continuing Conflict Flashcards
What war was Billy the Kid involved in?
Lincoln county war
How was Billy the Kid involved in the war?
Became involved in conflict over resources
How did Billy the Kid want revenge?
He wanted to kill everyone responsible for the death of his friend
When was Billy the Kid killed?
How?
1881
He was shot
When was the Johnson County War?
1892
Who were the WSGA?
Wyoming stock growers association
What did the WSGA do?
(Johnson county war)
Hired 22 gunmen to invade Johnson county and kill 70 suspected rustlers
When was the battle of Little Big Horn?
1876
What caused the battle of Little Big Horn?
Custer and 1000s of prospectors searched for gold in the black hills - breaking the Fort Laramie Treaty.
They offered to buy the black hills but the Sioux refused and kept attacking prospectors.
What did the US army plan to do?
(Battle of little Big horn)
Attack the Sioux and force them back onto reservations
Who lost the battle of little big horn?
Why?
The US army — they were greatly outnumbered
Who led the Sioux in the battle of little Big Horn?
Crazy horse and Sitting bull
What were the consequences for the plains Indians?
(Battle of little big horn)
The Sioux were told they had to give up the black hills or they wouldn’t receive any more food and help
They had to give up their weapons and horses and live under military rule
They were moved onto smaller reservations
What were the consequences for the white settlers?
(Battle of little big horn)
Gained the black hills
Stopped plains Indians resistance
Believed plains Indians would have to assimilate or die
When was the Wounded Knee Massacre?
1890
Why did the plains Indians do the ghost dance?
In 1890 Sioux rations were cut and their crops failed because of a drought.
An Indian had a vision that if they kept dancing a spirit would bring back the dead and a flood would carry white people away
Who did the ghost dance worry?
What did they do to stop them?
White settlers
The army moved in to stop them
What did sitting bulls followers do when he was killed?
Fled south to join the band of big foot
What happened during the wounded knee Massacre?
Snow and pneumonia slowed down big foots band and the army caught them.
They were taken to wounded knee creek.
The Indians started dancing and a shooting broke out
How many people were killed in the Wounded Knee Massacre?
250 Indians and 25 soldiers
What was the consequence of the Wounded Knee Massacre for the plains Indians?
The Indian frontier ended.— no land within the Us territory belonged to the Plains Indians
What factors led to the end of the plains Indians way of life?
Railroads
Extermination of the buffalo
Reservations
Discovery of gold in the west
Homesteads
