Native American Stuggles Flashcards
Define reservation.
Areas of land set aside for someone.
Who was Chief Joseph?
Chief Joseph is the leader of Nez Perce and try to lead his people to Canada to escape being placed on a reservation.
Who was Buffalo Bill Cody?
He was a performer who created a Wild West Show.
Who was Crazy Horse?
A primary leader of Lacto that fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who was Sitting Bull?
Sitting Bull was member of the Teton Dakota and was the leader of the resistance for the Sioux to be controlled by the U.S. Government.
Who was George Armstrong Custer?
Custer led the 7th Cavalry to a major loss at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who was John Chivington?
He was a colonel and led the massacre at San Creek.
Who was Black Kettle?
He was a Cheyenne Chief whose followers were killed at San Creek.
Why did the U.S. government break treaties they had signed with Native Americans?
Because they found gold and useful materials on the Indian reservations.
How was the performance of the Ghost Dance related to what happened at Wounded Knee?
Because the Ghost Dance celebrated the day when the white settlers would leave and they would get everything back.
What was the Dawes Act?
Gave them 169 acres of land to Native Americans males in the hopes that they would become farmers.
What was the Sand Creek Massacre?
Black Kettle made a peace treaty with the president, but later, 700 troops surrounded the camp. They opened fire and killed men, women, children, babies, and elderly.
