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Geronimo
Birth Name- Goyahkla (One Who Yawns). Born along the Gila River which is modern day Arizona. He started traveling with the Nednhi (band of Chiricahua Apache), who came from the Sierra Madre of Mexico, joining them on raids and earning a place on the Apache council of warriors while still a teenager. -
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Close the West
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Native Assimilation and Citizenship
The Native Assimilation was when many federal officials assimilated, or take in, Native Americans to Anglo-American culture. This process was started in 1850 and ended in 1933. This project was first known to have a concept back in the 17th century so they could civilize the Native Americans with New England and New France. They also proposed reservations known as “Praying Towns” with the concept to spread Christianity. -
The Cowboy
Cowboys and Skinners were the names given to the marauders who terrorized the no-man's-land between the British and Revolutionary lines in Westchester County, New York. The names were used during the Revolutionary War (1775–83) and became famous by James Fenimore Cooper in his novel The Spy. The Cowboys were known as De Lancey's Cowboys, also called the Westchester Refugees, a unit of about 500 volunteer Loyalists who were organized by James De Lancey and stationed at King's Bridge. -
Dawes Severalty Act
The Dawes Severalty Act allowed resonation of land for Native Americans. This act started in 1887 when former President Grover Cleveland signed the bill on February 8, 1887. By the end of this act until the Native Americans gained citizenship, they owned 50 million acres to themselves in the United States. A family would get 160 acres and a minor child or children would get 40 acres of land. Adults without a family would receive 80 acres. By the 1930’s, the act had finally ended.
