Indigenous Righst And Usa Gov Flashcards
Indian removal act ? When was it
1830 s
Permenant imdian frontier .when was it ?
1834
Indian appropriations act When was it ?
1851
How many people forced to leave homes during Indian removal acts?
More than 125,000 indigenous people
Did lots of people die during the Indian removal act ?
Thousands died on the ‘trail of tears ‘ to the ‘ Indian territory’
What was the Indian territory ?
The Great Plains
What was the permanent Indian frontier ?
A line of forts built along the permanent Indian frontier to keep indigenous people and non indigenous people separated
When was the California gold rush ?
1849
By the time of the gold rush what were euro Americans trying to do !?
Cross the permanent Indian frontier to reach the gold rush in the far west
How did the indigenous people react the the permanent Indian frontier being crossed .
Unhappy . Decided to raid migrating families wagons as the euro America’s traveled west.
Stole valuables - guns , cattle ,horses
What did euro americas do in response to being attacked by indigenous people?
The migrants demanded the us army to protect them as they travelled through the Indian country. ( Great Plains )
What was the treaty agreement in the Indian appropriations act ?
Indigenous people had to stay away from migrants travelling west in return for money .
Reservations were set up in 1851 and indigenous people were persuaded to give up their land in return for money and supplies as well as protection from USA gov
