Settlement of the Plains Flashcards
Transcontinental
Crossing the continent
The transcontinental railroad
Reservation
A place set aside for Indians to live on
High rate of alcoholism, poverty, and suicide
Ghost Dance
Wavoka, a Paiute Indian had a vision that if Indians performed a peaceful ceremony with full dedication, a cloud would appear carrying missing buffalo, children taken to Eastern schools, dead ancestors and that would drive away the Americans
Wounded Knee
Wavoka, a Paiute Indian had a vision about the Ghose Dance that some tribes made for armed resistance
Chief Big Foot and 350 others went to make others peaceful; army surrounded him and his followers at Wounded Knee Creek
While army was disarming Indians, a gun went off and army opened fire; 300 men, women, and children died.
The spirit of the Indians were broken
Sand Creek
Black Kettle signed a treaty with the US Government
Chivington gave his men whisky and attacked Black Kettle’s camp
Young warriors were away hunting’ Chivington massacred the camp
Little Bighorn
Miners found gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota, a place sacred to the Lakota
Custer attacked; was outnumbered 10:1
Custer and the 7th cavalry were killed
Fred Harvey
Opened first series of restaurants on the ATSF Railroad
Offered same menu, quality of service, recipes, and served a 12 course in an hour
The Homestead Act
160 acres of free land if settlers build a house and lived on land for 5 years
Chance for women to own land
Cattle Drives
Cowboys herding cattle over long distances
When rail lines extended into Texas; cattle drives ended
Effects of railroads on the country
Ended cattle drives
Made travel time way shorter
