Word Definitions
Distinctive and highly developed Native American ways of life existed
What is the Great Plains?
Spanish brought to Mexico in 1598.
What are horses?
One of the most tragic events occurred in 1864.
What is the Massacre at Sand Creek?
In early June 1876 the Sioux and Cheyenne held a sun dance, during wish Sitting Bull had a vision of soldiers and some Native Americans falling from their horses.
What is Custer's Last Stand?
Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri river, was forced on the leaders of the Sioux in 1868.
What is Treaty of Fort Laramie?
Native Americans on the plains usually lived with a small extended family group ties to other bands that spoke the same language.
What is Family Structure?
Ran directly to Sioux chief hunting grounds in the Bighorn Mountains.
What is Dead on the Bozeman Trial?
Within four years of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, miners began searching the Black Hills for gold.
What is the gold Rush?
Leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux.
What is the Sitting Bull?
Crazy Horse ambushed captain William J. Fetterman.
What happened in December 1866?
In late 1868, war broke out yet again as Kiowa and the Comanche engage in six years of raiding the finally led to the Red River War.
What is the Red River War?
Reported that the Black Hills had gold.
What is George A. Custer?
What is Dawes Acts?