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Ch 11 - Native Americans (Post Civil War)

US History, Westward Migration, Post Civil War

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NomadSomeone who moves from place to place
BuffaloPrimary food source for Plains Indians
George CusterLeader of US 7th Calvary
ReservationLands Natives were forced onto
Crazy HorseFamous warleader of Sioux
Sitting BullFought with Crazy Horse against white encroachment
Battle of Little Big HornSlaught of 7th. Calvary by Sioux
Chief JosephTried to lead the Nez Perce to Canada
"I will fight no more, forever."Famous quote by Chief Joseph
"Century of Dishonor"Book by Helen Hunt Jackson
Dawes ActIdea to break reservation in to 160 acre allotments
AssimilationIdea to turn Native children into "whites"
Gov't main plan to get rid of NativesDestroy food source, buffalo
William "Buffalo Bill" CodyFamous buffalo hunter hired by railroads
Ghost DanceNatives plea to ancestors for help
Wounded Knee happened becauseUS Army feared the Ghost Dance
Dakota Sioux uprising occured becauseNatives feared the lost of the buffalo


Social Studies Teacher
Hanes Magnet School
Winston-Salem, NC

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