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Bureau of Indian Affairs
An agency in charge of administration and managing the Indian land. -
Indian Removal Act
Authorized the President to move all Indians to land West of the Mississippi River. -
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Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid was a a western gun-man, he died at the age of 21, and killed somewhere between 4-9 people. He was shot to death by Pat Garrison. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act of 1862 stated that you could claim land in the West. This helped with civilizing the West for more American progress. -
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Little Crow's War
War between the U.S. and Sioux tribes along the Minnesota River. The war ended with the execution of 38 Dakota men in Mankato, Minnesota. -
Bear River Massacre
U.S. Military attacked a group of Shoshone Indians at a conjunction between Bear River and Beaver Creek. The location can be found near present day Preston, Idaho. -
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Cheyenne Uprising
Cheyenne Indians were under hardships, and attacked food wagons. The Army sent a fprce to fight them at Sand Creek. -
Sand Creek Massacre
Colorado Territtory militia killed innocent Indians in the village os Sand Creek. -
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Red Cloud's War
A war between the U.S. military and Indian tribes over Powder River Country. The U.S. suffered the worst defeat in history on the Great Plains until Little Big Horn, ten years later. -
Fetterman Massacre
It was a battle between the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, and 81 American troops. All American troops were killed, it was the worst military loss in the Great Plains, and caused the U.S. to withdraw from the war between the tribes. -
Fort Laramie Treaty
An agreement between many Indian tribes to give ownership of the Black Hills to the Lakota People. Hence forth all White people would not be allowed in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota -
Completion of Trans-Continental R.R.
Was a 1907 mile long rail road that connected the East to the West. -
Indian Approprations Act
No Indian Tribe was considered an independant country any more. -
Camp Grant Massacre
Was an attack on POW Indians Camp Grant, Arizona. -
The Lakota War (Great Sioux War)
was a series of battles of the Lakota and Cheyenne Indians against the U.S. military. -
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The Battle of Little Big Horn (Custer's Last Stand)
A force of 700 soldiers led by George Custer fought the combined might of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapho tribes on the Great Plains. Custer suffered a humiliating defeat, losing 268 men, with 55 injured. This was the worst defeat of the military on the Great Plains, i nthe history of the U.S. -
Desert Land Act
It was made to encourage people to live in arid and semi-arid western land. -
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Capture of Nez Perce
An armeed conflict between the Nez Perce tribe and their allies, against the American Army. The battle was started because of the Nez Perce's un-willingness to give up their ancestral lands. -
End of Buffalo Population
At around this date, almost all Buffalo became Extinct. -
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Pratt Boarding School
The first federally funded school for Native American children. It was created to teach those children Western knowldge that they otherwise did not have access to. -
A Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jackson
A book written to show the injustices done to the Native Americans. It was written to change laws in Congress. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
U.S. Federal law, signed by Chester A. Arthur. It stopped all immigration of Chinese labor to come into America. -
Bill Cody's Wild West Show
A traveling show in the U.S. and Europe that had western performers. -
Capture of Geronimo
Geronimo was an Apache war-chief that led raids against Mexican villages, and some American villages as well. He was captured, and led the remainder of his life as a POW. He attended the 1904 world's fair, and became a celebrity. -
Dawes Act
Allowed the President to survey American Indian tribal land, and divide it into separate allotments for individual indians. Those Indians who accepted the land had to move away fro mthe tribe, and were granted American citizenship. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The 7th Calvary Regiment escorted 38 Lakota Indians. When the Calvary tried taking away a deaf Indian tribesman's gun, he refused, and a shot was fired. This sparked a large firefight on the American side, shooting down the defenseless Indians. -
Forest Reserve Act
Was a law that let the President create reserves from land in the public domain. -
Turner Thesis
Thesis put forth by Frederick Jackson Turner. It emphasized that the American Frontier created American Democracy by breaking ties with the European mindset. -
Carey Act
Allowed private companies to make irrigation systems in semi-arid states, and makea profit off of it. -
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Battle of Lincoln
Battle in New Mexico, it lasted for 5 days. It was the biggest battle in the Lincoln County War.
