Review for Lectures 15-17 Flashcards
Seward’s Folly
Seward’s Folly refers to the 1867 purchase of Alaska by the US government.
Homestead Act 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 granted free land ownership to settlers in the West.
Department of Agriculture 1862
The U.S. government agency was established for agriculture and farming.
Sand Creek Massacre
A tragic event in 1864 where U.S. soldiers killed Native Americans at Sand Creek, Colorado.
Fort Fetterman Massacre
Massacre at Fort Fetterman, 1866, involving Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans killed by US Army.
Battle of the Little Big Horn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an 1876 conflict in which a Native American partnership defeated US Army forces.
George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer was a U.S. Army officer, best known for leading the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux leader, spiritual figure, and warrior who led the resistance against the U.S. government in the late 1800s.
Crazy Horse
Native American war leader that fought against the US army in the Great Sioux War.
Ghost Dance 1890
Religious movements among Native American tribes promoted unity and hope for a return to the old ways.
Wounded Knee 1890
Massacre of Native Americans by U.S. cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
Quanah Parker
Comanche warrior and leader, known for adapting to white culture and leading his people to reservations.
Cynthia Ann Parker
Cynthia Ann Parker was a captive of the Comanche Native American tribe.
Geronimo
Geronimo was a Native American Apache warrior who fought against Mexican and American forces in the late 1800s.
Dawes Severalty Act
1887 U.S. law that assimilated Native Americans into American society.
Carlisle School
A 19th century boarding school for Native American children aimed at assimilating them into American culture.
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was a Native American athlete, excelling in various sports such as football and track and field. He won two Olympic gold medals in 1912 and is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Andrew Carnegie
Steel industrialist, philanthropist, and advocate of the “gospel of wealth.”
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, was a wealthy American industrialist, and philanthropist who built a transportation empire and amassed great wealth in the 19th century.
Jay Gould
Jay Gould was an American businessman, financier, and railroad developer known for his unethical business practices and manipulation of the stock market.