President Grant's peace policy

Question 1

When did Ulysses S. Grant become president?

Answer 1

1869

Question 2

What did Grant establish?

Answer 2

Board of Indian Commissioners (supervise reservations)

Question 3

Resistance of Nez Perce?

Answer 3

Retreated 1500 miles before finally sent to Oklahoma in 1878

Question 4

Resistance of the Apache?

Answer 4

• In New Mexico and Arizona
• Under Geronimo and Victorio
• Victorio was killed by Mexican forced in 1880.
• Geronimo was captured by US troops in 1886.

Question 5

When did Grant create the Peace Policy?

Answer 5

1886

Question 6

Policies:

Answer 6

• Army should protect Indians on reservations from White settlers
• Army should kill any Indians who refused the reservation system
• Replaced Indian Agents (corrupt men in charge of reservation system) with Christian men

Question 7

Trafzer’s opinion?

Answer 7

‘Americans had the right to dispossess Native peoples of their lands, take away freedoms, and send them to reservations, where missionaries would teach them how to farm, read and write, wear Euro-American clothing, and embrace Christianity.’