US History II Flashcards
What are nomads?
Roamed the land following their main source of food.
What was a main source of food of the Plains Indians?
Buffalo
Why did the Sioux agree to live on reservations?
Exchange for annuities
Who were the Lakota?
Nomads who had won control of their hunting grounds from other Native Americans
When was the U.S Army defeated in Red Cloud’s War?
1864
Where was Sand Creek and what occurred there?
Ft. Lyon Colorado.
John Chivington attacked Black Kettle’s Camp
Why was the Indian Peace Commission a failure?
They could not ensure that those leaders or their followers would abide by them.
What was the purpose of reservations?
To keep Native Americans away
When did the Battle of Little Bighorn occur and what was the result?
- June 25, 1876
- Lakota were forced to return to the reservation and give up Black Hills
Who was George A. Colonel?
Lieutenant Colonel
Where did the Lakota Ghost Dancers and their families lose their lives in a final battle with the U.S government?
Wounded Knee Creak in South Dakota
What law have Native Americans lots of land on the reservations and citizenship if they lived on them for 25 years?
The Dawes Act
A person who resides in a new colony or country
Settler
Membership in a state with rights and duties
Citizenship
Moving from one place to another
Relocation
dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
Homestead
run away quickly
Flee
Someone with no permanent home (follow their main resources)
Nomad
Someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
prospector
the action of reserving something
Reservation
the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
Assimilation
People who risk their capital to organize and run business
Entrepreneurs
Enjoy high tariffs (protect American jobs)
Northern Entrepreneurs
Favored low tariffs (promote trade and keep import costs low)
Southern Leaders
Who were the five people in the leading pioneer in new technology?
Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell George Westinghouse Traddeus Lowe Cyrus Field
A policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation’s economy
Laissez-Faire
The total value of all goods and services that a country produces during a year
Gross national product (GNP)
