Westward Expansion
The Great American Desert was in this part of the country
Any of the three states it primarily was made up by, general location, and descriptions of the surrounding areas all would be considered correct
The United States Federal Government formed this to negotiate with native peoples
The BIA or the Bureau of Indian Affairs
The 300 mile forced march the Navajos were subjected to was called this
The Long Walk of the Navajos
A way by which whites sought assimilation for American Indians was called the _____ General Allotment Act
Dawes
The Soiux leaders at the Battle of the Little Big Horn were the chiefs Crazy Horse and _____
Sitting Bull
These are what the US forced Indians into after taking their land
200 Cheyenne and Arapaho were killed by John Chivington's men in this incident
The Sand Creek Massacre
The Red River War was caused by this
The government failed to uphold it's promises made in the Treaty of Medicine Lodge
this is the word used for molding people into the existing culture
This US president was responsible for moving the Cherokees out of Georgia
President Jackson
This was a major threat introduced by white settlers that American Indians had no defense from
Disease
The BIA is an acronym for this govenrment agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
This location marked the end of major resistance to US expansion
Wounded Knee
A Century of Dishonor criticised this
This was the name of the leader who tried to take the Nez Perces to Canada
Chief Joseph
The majority of Native Americans lived between these two landmarks
The Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes
This treaty was created in an effort to pacify the souix
The Treaty of Fort Laramie
The Battle of the Little Big Horn took place in what would become this state
Montana
Congress passed a law to take this right from Indian tribes in 1971
independence
This legendary warrior was responsible for the ambush on Captain William Fetterman
Red Cloud
Klamaths, Chinooks, and Shastas lived here
The Pacific Northwest
This congressional body was appointed to make peace with the American Indians
United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The discovery of this in indian land was responsible for much conflict
gold
The land allotments to Indian families was this many acres
160
The government sent this man to subdue the Navajos
Kit Carson