| A | B |
|---|
| Two sterotypes of Indians | "noble Savages" or "bloodthirsty primitives" |
| Indian concept of land | Land was for community use. It could not be bought and sold because it was a gift from the Creator. |
| Western concept of land | Land is a commodity which can be owned by individuals(property). |
| Trail of Tears | Forcable removal of Indian people from their native lands by the government. The first was the Cherokee Trail of Tears. |
| 3 phases of white/Indian contact | First phase is friendly with some cooperation. Second phase is distrust over trade which leads to ...Phase Three, open warfare and dispossession. |
| Dealings with Indians | Trade and land deals with Indians are reserved by law to the federal government |
| Carlisle School | Largest Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania |
| The Dawes Act | The General Allotment Act of 1887 which sought to "mainstream" Indians into white America by breaking up reservations into individual farms and schools were set up to transform Indian children. |
| Return to the blanket | Phrase which described how Indians rejected white society and went back to their families. |
| Religious revival | A pattern of Indian history where tribes have sought to purify themselves. This has been seen as a threat by the white government which used the army to stop Indians organizing. |
| The Ghost Dance | The last great Indian revival led by the Paiute Wovoka |
| Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890) in South Dakota | The U.S. Army surrounded and opened fire, killing 200 Indians, including children, gathered for the Ghost Dance. This marked the end of organized resistance. |
| "THE CENTURY OF DISHONOR" | 1881 book by Helen Hunt Jackson which recounted the story of broken government promises and unfair treatment of Indians. It asked for more understanding for Indians. |
| Battle of the Little Bighorn | 1876 defeat of Custer's 7th Cavalry by Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians in Montana led by Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. |
