Indian Appropriations Act Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Indian appropriations act
A
1851
2
Q
What did the Indian appropriation act do
A
It set up legally recognised Indian reservations to protect plains Indians
3
Q
What was happening in the early 1850s?
A
Settlers were moving beyond the permanent Indian frontier
4
Q
What did the government encourage
A
Westward movement but also realised the plains indians needed protection
5
Q
What did the us government want to do with plains indians
A
Civilise then by confining them to reservation and set up schools
6
Q
What was allocated on the new reservations?
A
Hunting land so they could still hunt
