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The treaty gave Indians a guarantee of safe passage on the Oregon Trail for money. The Indians allowed railroads and forts to be built in their territories.
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The Homestead Act is one of three U.S. federal laws that gave a applicant the ability to call an area a "homestead". The act was signed by Abrahman Lincoln.
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June 25–26, 1876. The Native Americans won the battle. This battle is also known as the Custer's Last Stand.
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This group came about to negotiate peace with Plains Indian tribes. They moved the tribes to reservations.
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The Transcontinental Railroad connected the oceans and made it easier to transport goods. The railroad replaced wagon trains .
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This mainly took place in the South and West coast. The railroads made it profitable to raise cattle.
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The Dawes Act had a negative effect on Native Americans. The Act was named after the author, Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts.
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This was the first land run into ussasigned lands. 50,000 people lined up for their piece of the available two million acres.
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The population of the East was dwaring the numbers of Indian folk. The buffalo were now disappearing.
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The U.S. won the battle and the Native Americans were massacred. U.S. troops attacked the Lakota tribe.
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1892-1902. The Populist Party was most important in 1892-96.Based on poor, white cotton farmers in the South and wheat farmers in the plains states.
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The Cross of Gold was delivered at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. After the speech,Bryan was nominated for president by the Democrats.
