Crash Course 24# Flashcards
What kind of groups settled in the western United States?
Most western settlers went as a family or part of an immigrant group.
Which groups migrated to the western United States?
Migrants from Europe, China, Mexico, and former slaves settled on the land out west.
How did railroads impact life in the west?
Once integrated, railroads made life in the west profitable and livable by bringing necessary goods.
What role did the federal government play in relation to Native Americans?
The federal government led military expeditions against American Indians, rounding them up on smaller reservations.
What resources were exploited from Native American land?
The land was exploited for minerals like gold, iron, and other products.
What was the impact of settlers on Native Americans by the 1850s?
By the 1850s, a steady stream of settlers led to increasingly bloody conflicts lasting until 1890.
What General Philip H. Sheridan goal?
General Philip H. Sheridan set out to destroy the Native Americans’ way of life.
What was the Ghost Dance movement?
The Ghost Dance movement arose around 1890, where dancers believed their actions would cause settlers to leave and buffalo to return.
What happened to western Native Americans by 1890?
By 1890, all western Native Americans were defeated and most were moved to reservations.
What significant change occurred in 1871 regarding Native American land?
In 1871, the U.S. government ended the treaty system that treated Native American land as if they were nations.
What was the Dawes Act of 1887?
The Dawes Act allotted land set aside for Native Americans to individual families rather than to tribes.
What did the Bureau of Native American Affairs do with Native American children?
The Bureau instituted a policy that set up boarding schools where Native American children were removed from their families.
What happened to open range ranching by the mid-1880s?
By the mid-1880s, the days of open range ranching were coming to an end as ranchers moved closer to railroad stations.
What is the Oglala Aquifer?
A massive underground lake that provids water for all the plains
What characterized California’s agriculture by 1900?
By 1900, California was home to giant commercial farms that relied on irrigation and chemical fertilizers.
