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39 Cards in this Set
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Indians lived freely on the Plains |
Before 1830 |
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One Big Reservation |
1830-1840s Indians given all the Plains Americans believed the Plains could not be civilised |
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Great Migration |
1843 1000 people migrated to Oregon |
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Manifest Destiny |
First used in 1845 Belief that it was the duty of the USA to dominant the continent |
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Mormans reach Salt Lake City |
1847 Brigham Young |
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Gold discovered in California |
1848 |
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49ers |
90,000 people arrive in California Search for gold |
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Fort Laramie Treaty |
Indian Lands redefined |
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Homestead Act |
1862 160 acres of free land given to homesteads |
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Little Crow's War |
1862 - Failure of crops and delay in compensation payments - Tribe attacked government warehouses - Santee Sioux were punished, moved into smaller reservations |
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Sand Creek Massacre |
- 1864 - Army massacred 450 Indians in a raid on their camp - Camp was festooned with white flags of surrender |
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First Cattle Drive |
1866 Goodnight and Loving |
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Red Cloud's War |
-1867 - Discovery of gold in Montana led to the Bozeman Trial - Trail broke the Fort Laramie Treaty - The Sioux led by Red Cloud attacked wagon trains |
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First Cow Town |
-Joseph McCoy
-Abilene - Provided a meeting place for buyers and ranchers |
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Second Fort Laramie Treaty |
Sioux given Black Hills |
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Completion of the railway |
1869 |
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Timber Culture Act |
1873 160 acres given free if 40 acres of trees were planted |
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Barbed wire was invented |
-1874 -Useful in the Plains were there was a lack of wood |
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Gold discovered in Black Hills |
1874
- Black Hills were sacred to the Sioux - 1000 miners went to mine the Black Hills - Broke the Second Fort Laramie Treaty |
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Battle of the Little Big Horn |
-1876 - Last significant victory for the Indians - Led to the downfall of the Indians |
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Desert Land Act |
1877 640 acres of dry land sold cheaply |
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End of the Open Range |
Winter 1886-87 |
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Dawes Act |
1887
- Divided Indian Lands into 160 acre plots - Dependant on the US government |
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Wounded Knee Massacre |
-1890 - Ghost dance -Marked the end of Indian resistance |
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Johnson County War |
-1892 - Conflict between Homesteads and Cattle Barons |
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First Cattle Drive |
1866 Goodnight and Loving |
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Red Cloud's War |
-1867 - Discovery of gold in Montana led to the Bozeman Trial - Trail broke the Fort Laramie Treaty - The Sioux led by Red Cloud attacked wagon trains |
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First Cow Town |
-Joseph McCoy
-Abilene - Provided a meeting place for buyers and ranchers |
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Second Fort Laramie Treaty |
Sioux given Black Hills |
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Completion of the railway |
1869 |
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Timber Culture Act |
1873 160 acres given free if 40 acres of trees were planted |
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Barbed wire was invented |
-1874 -Useful in the Plains were there was a lack of wood |
|
Gold discovered in Black Hills |
1874
- Black Hills were sacred to the Sioux - 1000 miners went to mine the Black Hills - Broke the Second Fort Laramie Treaty |
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Battle of the Little Big Horn |
-1876 - Last significant victory for the Indians - Led to the downfall of the Indians |
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Desert Land Act |
1877 640 acres of dry land sold cheaply |
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End of the Open Range |
Winter 1886-87 |
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Dawes Act |
1887
- Divided Indian Lands into 160 acre plots - Dependant on the US government |
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Wounded Knee Massacre |
-1890 - Ghost dance -Marked the end of Indian resistance |
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Johnson County War |
-1892 - Conflict between Homesteads and Cattle Barons |