West Test 2 Flashcards
define reservation
an area of land set aside for use by a group
Who was Chief Joseph
The leader of the Nez Perce
Who was Buffalo Bill Cody
created a wild west show that created most mythology about the old west
Who was Crazy Horse?
a famous leader of the Lakota Sioux who fought at battle of bighorn
Who was Sitting Bull?
Lakota medicine man at the battle of little bighorn. He was killed shortly before the massacre at Wounded Knee
Who was George Armstrong Custer?
A U.S. Army Officer and cavalry commander, led 7th Cavalry to a major loss at the Battle of Bighorn
Who was John Chivington?
led the massacre at Sand Creek)
Who was Black Kettle?
Cheyenne Chief
Why did the U.S. government break treaties they had signed with Native Americans?
The U.S. government made the Indians leave the western lands.
What happened at Little Bighorn in 1876?
Miners discovered gold in Black Hills, which caused the army to go to war with the Lakota and Cheyenne. Custer attacked an indian encampment and his troops the 7th Cavalry were killed.
How was the performance of the Ghost Dance related to what happened at Wounded Knee?
a proper practice of the dance would reunite the living spirits and the dead spirits
What was the Dawes Act?
It authorized the president of the U.S. to survey American Indian Tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual indians.gave 160 acres of land to native males in the hope that they would become farmers
What was the Sand Creek Massacre?
Chivington’s men all massacred all of Black Kettle’s camp
