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Indian Removal Act
To push all indians to the lands west of the Mississippi. -
Trail of Tears
Trek made by the Cherokee indians -
Mexican Cession
The land Mexico gave the US after the Mexican war for 15 million dollars -
Indian Appropriations Act
Authorized the creation of legally recognised indian reservations. -
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Sioux Wars
The long streach of fighting by the Sioux in oder to protect their land from white settlement. -
Comestock Lode
A large Gold and Silver mine that was discovered in Nevada. -
Homestead Act
Act designed to allot land for settlement to US citizens -
Sand Creek Massacre
The Massacre that occured at Sand Creek killing 148 indians -
Joseph McCoy creates the cattle shipping company in Abilene
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Chisholm Trail used
The trail used to herd cattle to Abilene from Texas for shipping to Chicago. -
Transcontinental Railroad finished
Transcontinental Railroad finished in Promoontory Point, Utah. -
Barbed Wire invented
Joseph Glidden creates first mass produced version of Barbed wire. -
Little Big Horn
The Battle at little Big Horn that killed many US soldiers in a foolish attack on an Indian encampment -
Nez Perce War begins
The war fought by the Nez Perce in order to escape to Canada -
Carlisle School Founded
A boarding school created to transform the young indians into white society. -
Century of Dishonor first published
Book written by Helen Hunt Jackson about Native American and US Government interaction. -
Dawes Act
An act designed to break apart tribe lands and give land to individual families instead. -
Ghost Dance Movement begins
A young Piute named Wovoka starts a religios movement that canges a culture. -
Sitting Bull Killed
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Wounded Knee massacre
The massacre at wounded knee that marks the end of the long fighting between Sioux and US government
