Indians In the Great Plains Flashcards
What were the Great plains like pre Mexican American War
Lived in isolation until Lewis and Clark in 1804 encountered these tribes
what impact did the Mexican American war have on Indian Culture
many poor things including US troops disturbing Indians on the Santa Fe trail to Mexico
What happened after the US win of the Mexican American war
Claimed Southwest and opens it to settlers
Why were the Inidans not distrubred before the manifest destiny
Why would they be?
What happened to the northern border of america
1846 U.S. - Britain 49th parallel treaty opens up Washington ore, trail
when did the rush to the coast start
From 1840 to 1860 250k settlers took Oregon and California trails out west
What was the Threat for people coming over to california
Inidans were not a threat and less then 400 were killed
What where the main 7 tribes in 1860
Combanche, Apache, Cheyenne, Sioux, Crow, Pawnee and kinda Arapaho
What were the real indian threats in early america
Jamestown, we tried killing them and then they killed us
Threats to Inidans in early america
gave them all smallpox and killed there buffalo skulls
Who proposed to concentrate Indians and what was his job
William Medill, Polk’s Commissioner of Indians Affairs and he proposed ideas for Indian colonies to concentrate them
Why was reservation a bad idea
No good land, like to spread out, not able to move around, Religion wanted to keep the land with the people.
What was the first Tribal Boundary
Ft. Laramie Treaty 1868 Sioux (Lakota) Cheyenne, Shoshoni both agreed to accept tribal boundaries, in order to keep whites out
Sand Creek Massacre prerequisite
Small bands of Cheyenne and Arapaho attacked mining camps because they were on their land
Sand creek Massacre peace
Black kettle sought peace yet coloradians wanted revenge even though Black Kettle is not apart of the attacks
Sand Creek Massacre Main attack
John Chivington lead a volunteer army in Colorado to Black Kettles camp at Sand Creek and with no warning ordered and killed 150
Where was the main gold fever
the black hills