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7 Cards in this Set
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Great Plains
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The vast grassland that extends through the central portion North America, from Texas northward to Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains.
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Treaty of Fort Laramie
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The treaty requiring the Sioux to live on a reservation along the Missouri River.
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assimilation
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A minority group's adoption of the beliefs and way of life of the dominant culture.
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Dawes Act
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A law, enacted in 1887, that was intended to "Americanize" Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners.
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Battle of Wounded Knee
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The massacre by U.S. soldiers of 300 unarmed Native Americans at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
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longhorns
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A breed of sturdy, long-horned cattle brought by the Spanish to Mexico and suited to the dry conditions of the Southwest.
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long drive
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The moving of cattle over trails to a shipping center.
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