(1860’s) the Natives were practically under their control as they were being rounded up and caged in reservations by the Whites. One of the main events in this period was the massacre at Wounded Knee as it brought an end to the Sioux tribe’s freedom and was seen as the final protest by the Native Americans. It was called a massacre due to the fact that 200 unarmed men‚ women and children were slaughtered by the federal governments military. To the Natives this slaughter brought home the realisation that
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were captured and transported to Spain as slaves. They were enslaved and forced to work in Spanish mines in the Americas‚ with the average worker dying by age 26. European diseases also took their toll and thousands were killed in countless massacres. A population of 80 million peoples decreased to only 10 million within a century. Mexico’s population of 25 million Indians twindled to barely a million within the century following the arrival of Spaniards in 1519. (Ref. Black Indians ‚ William
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Kettle White Antelope San Creek Massacre‚ 1864 Washita River Massacre Apache Indians Geronimo Gen. George Cook Sioux Indians Black Hills‚ 1874 Treaty of Fort Laramie‚ 1868 Red Cloud Spotted Tail Sitting Bull Ulysses S. Grant & peace Peace Policy‚ 1869 Custer’s Last Stand‚ 1876- great Indian Killer Little Big Horn- john Custer is killed Crazy Horse Effects / ramifications Massacre at Wounded Knee‚ 1890-native Americans vs. U.S army
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Even if it was quite a good deal for the federal government‚ a lot of people who were part of the Cherokee tribe felt betrayed because the negotiators did not represent the tribal government. John Ross‚ the principal chief of the Nation once wrote “The instrument in question is not the act of our nation‚” to the Senate of the United States of America protesting against this treaty. Furthermore‚ a large number of Cherokees (about 16‚000) signed Ross’s petition‚ but the treaty was approved anyway by
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correct conclusion that this battle‚ which was a huge military disaster for the United States‚ directly resulted in an even greater disaster for the Indian victors who won it: that is‚ total defeat and total subjugation. The first chapter sets up the massacre of the Blackfeet on the Marias River‚ James Welch and Paul Stekler have done a magnificent job in researching and putting forth‚ a new book on this subject that has been so written about. Citing much of the new discoveries‚ that is archeology
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In the late 1800’s the Americans viciously forced many Native Americans off their lands all because the federal government wanted the U.S. to expand and obtain Manifest Destiny. The main Native American and tribe that stood against the federal government was Sitting Bull‚ Chief of the Sioux and entire Lakota nation. He led a large amount of Sioux warriors in many battles against the American government that were fought over the rights and lands of the Lakota nation. He was against the American
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reservation‚ camped in the cold at Wounded Knee many died from the cold alone‚ after a small conflict the soldiers opened fire upon the mostly helpless Natives. The Great Plains was the Native Americans land that did not see it that way. the natives were cheated‚ lied to‚ and slaughtered‚ their culture was built around the land that was taken away. the treatment of the natives was terrible especially when they couldn’t fight back‚ the massacre at Wounded Knee shows how the West was lost by the cruelty
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Assignment: Unit 6 Review Questions Student Name: Score: (___/99)*50= ___/50 Part 1: Life on the Great Plains (22 points) Describe the changes that took place on the Great Plains before and after the Civil War. Do this by filling in the chart provided by using the text and the internet. Make sure that all answers are complete. The first section has been done for you. Category: People Pre-Civil War: Sioux‚ Cheyenne‚ Arapahoe‚ Nez Perce Post-Civil War: Farmers‚ Ranchers Category:
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The two most important components in the development of the American West that took place in the second half of the nineteenth century were the expansion of the West and the decline of Native Americans. In the middle of the Civil War‚ Congressional Northerners were looking to populate the West with free labor and they developed the Homestead Act of 1862. This Act would promise settlers 160 acres of land to populate and develop and after five years‚ the land would become theirs. Almost 400‚000 farms
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CHAPTER 17 Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis : western settlement had had an extraordinary impact on U.S. social‚ political‚ and economic development "Buffalo" Bill Cody : a successful show that popularized Wild West shows‚ it consisted of a former Pony Express rider and Indian fighter‚ and the hero of popular dime novels for children. This show romanticized the West and the life of the cowboy. :"Buffalo Bill;" Killed over 4000 buffalo in 18 months while employed by the Kansas
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