government policies Flashcards
when was the indian trade and intercourse
1834
when was the indian removal act
what did it do
1830
pressured 46,000 american indians in the east to move to new lands near in mississippi rive
when was the indian appropriations act
what did it do
1851
let white settlers travel across america to get gold
when was the fort laramie treaty
1851
2 causes of the fort laramie treaty
white settler had racist view and ideas about plains
indians and thought they were superior to them
the discover of gold in 1849 led to buffalo herd being disrupted because of the mass migration of people which impacted indians food supply
why was fort laramie treaty important and why did the white settlers like it
it forced indians to live on reservations meaning they had to give up their nomadic lifestyle
meant that rail road companies were then able to go onto the great plains
when was the homestead act and what is it
1862
americans got 160 acres of land, this attracted people who wanted to be self-sufficient
2 consequences of the homestead act
land in bad conditions so farmer had to develop new methods of farming called dry framing means homestead was able to
what is the Dawes act and when was it enacted
intened to ‘Americanise’ native americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners
1887
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