Vocabulary
TREATY
a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
Why was language a problem?
When people spoke different languages, there was miscommunication.
How many Treaties did Stevens sign in one year.
He signed 10 treaties in one year.
RELINQUISH
give up.
How did the settlers think the Natives would live?
The settlers thought that Indians should eat, dress, work and worship like white people.
How long was the Cayuse War?
two years
COUNCIL
people elected to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other municipal district.
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What was the difference between their ideas on having land?
Natives had hunting and fishing grounds within tribal boundaries but did not own land individually. But the settlers wanted to own their own land and they want to cut down trees and make money.
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What is the biggest Indian reservation in the Washington Territory? What state is it in?
Nez Perce, Idaho.
ASSIMILATION
the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
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Why were their ideas on leadership a problem?
Ideas on leadership was different. Settlers chose leaders to speak for them and make laws for them. Natives had a tribal councils that made decisions.
What is the second biggest Indian reservation in Washinton territory? what state is it in?
Colville, Washington
STIPULATE
to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something.
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How did the settlers expect the Natives to get food?
How did they really get food?
Settlers thought that Natives would settle down on land and grow crops and raise livestock?
They got food by hunting, fishing, and gathering plants.
The murder of what family sparked the war between Cayuse people and white settlers?
the Whitmans