Frontier Conflicts
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
African American soldiers who protected settlers on the Kansas frontier.
What were the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties?
Peace agreements meant to end conflict between settlers and Native tribes.
How did railroads change Kansas?
They brought more settlers and economic growth.
What did the Homestead Act offer settlers?
160 acres of land in exchange for five years of farming.
Who were the Exodusters?
African American migrants who moved to Kansas after the Civil War.
Name one Kansas fort that protected settlers and trade routes.
Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, or Fort Scott.
What were reservations?
Lands designated by the government for Native tribes.
Who founded the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad?
Cyrus K. Holliday.
Who were tenant farmers?
Farmers who rented land instead of owning it.
What was Nicodemus?
A town founded by formerly enslaved African Americans.
What was the Sand Creek Massacre?
The killing of peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho by U.S. troops in 1864.
Who was Satanta?
A Kiowa leader known for powerful speeches defending his people.
Who helped turn Abilene into the first major cattle-shipping cowtown?
Joseph McCoy.
What was surveying used for?
Marking land boundaries for settlers.
What is chain migration?
When one family member comes first and others follow later.
What were the Plains Wars?
Conflicts where Native tribes defended their land from settlers.
What event helped end the Plains tribes’ way of life?
The destruction of the buffalo.
What was Texas Fever?
A tick-borne disease spread by cattle
Why were sod houses common on the Plains?
Wood was scarce, so settlers used sod to build homes.
Who created Silkville and why?
French settlers who attempted to build a silk-producing community.
Which U.S. general pushed Native Americans off their lands during the Plains Wars?
General Winfield Scott Hancock.
Name two Native leaders killed at Sand Creek.
Black Kettle and White Antelope.
What two factors ended the era of long cattle drives?
Quarantine laws and railroads extending into Texas.
What was The Grange?
An organization that supported farmers through education and advocacy.
Which Southeast Asian groups came to Kansas as refugees in the late 20th century?
Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian immigrants.