People
Battles/Attacks/Raids
Vocabulary
Critical Thinking
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100
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was president in 1869?
100
The first Battle of Adobe Walls
What battle took place in 1864?
100
Someone who killed buffalo for the value of their hides
Who were buffalo hunters?
100
Why did Governor Coke reestablish the Texas Rangers in 1874?
To protect the frontier
100
A group of Anglo settlers founded in 1820 to protect the frontier
Who were the Texas Rangers?
200
Kiowa Chief known for writing and speaking moving speeches
Who was Satanta?
200
The Second Battle of the Adobe Walls
What battle took place on June 27 1874?
200
An African American person on the frontier
Who were buffalo soldiers?
200
How did hunting buffalo on the plains affect life in Texas?
It created jobs for many Anglo Americans but forced many Native Americans onto the reservation.
200
Oklahoma
Where where many Native Americans relocated to?
300
His mother was Cynthia Ann Parker
Who was Quanah Parker?
300
The Raid at Salt Creek/ involved Kiowas
What battle was Satanta captured in?
300
A prisoner being released before they serve their whole punishment
What is parole?
300
Why were the Texas Militia unsuccessful at gaurding the Texas frontier?
They did not have enough weapons or ammunition to fight effectively and did not have the leadership they needed.
300
Cynthia Parker kept trying to return to her Comanche faimly
Did Cynthia Parker enjoy white society?
400
Taken by Comanches as a young girl
What happened to Cynthia Ann Parker?
400
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400
a group or unit of soldiers
What is a company?
400
Why did the treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek fail?
Because the U.S. did not provide enough food or supplies for the reservation and some Native Americans refused to move onto the reservation.
400
A handgun with a revolving cylinder that can hold up to six bullets
What is a Colt revolver?
500
The commander of the U.S. army in 1871
Who was General William Sherman?
500
The Second Battle of the Adobe Walls/ The battle Palo Duro Canyon
What battles were fought in the Red River War?
500
People in New Mexico who accepted goods and livestock taken during Native American raids.
Who were comancheros?
500
Why did the goverment adopt the Quaker Peace Policy?
They hoped that the Quakers could install peace among the U.S. and other Native American tribes
500
Born into slavery, this man became the first African American to graduate from West Point
Who was Henry O. Flipper?
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