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name 3 reasons that were pro manifest destiny
Territorial expansion, more land for farming
Grew the trade industry
Increased land, goods, services, and wealth
Paved way for Americans to share their culture
Chance for exploration
what are two other names for the Bozeman Trail??
and which side called each name
“Battle of a Hundred slain” (NA name)
“Fetterman Massacare” (US name)
name 3 reasons why people were against manifest destiny
War and conflict
Increased slavery
Led to death of many Native Americans
It was unconstitutional
Ppl opposing said God won’t allow for land increase that led to murder
What tribe was involved in the Massacare at sandy creek?
what happened there?
Cheyenne
they returned to sandy creek cuz they thought they had protection but General Chivington & his troops thought they were defying US orders so they killed 150 ppl out of 200 warriors and 500 women and children camped there
What is the homestead act?
was the thing given always equal value?
when the gov offered ppl 160 acres of land for free to move west
no
What sparked the Bozeman trail battle?
Who ambushed who and how many soldiers killed?
Sioux Cheif, Red Cloud appealed w/ no success to gov to end White Settlement on the trail
(Warrior Crazy Horse and Red Cloud) NA's ambushed Captain Fetterman and his troops at Lodge Trail Ridge
Over 80 soldiers were killed
what was the main idea in the Dawes act?
what did the Dawes act do to the NA land?
to Americanize Native Americans
broke up reservations and sold 2/3 of it to white settlers, w/o giving the NA any $ for the sales
on what conditions did the gov agree to close the Bozeman trail?
did every leader agree to this?
if the Sioux agreed to live on the reservation along the Missouri river
Not all Sioux leaders signed, including their main , Sitting Bull
Which NA & settler battle is considered the bloodiest? (It also mostly ended fighting btwn the 2 groups)
What is the definition of Assimilation?
Battle of Wounded Knee
A plan under which NA wld give up their beliefs and way of life to become part of White Culture
what happened at the battle of the wounded knee?
the 7th cavalry round up 350 starving and freezing Sioux and took them to a camp at Wounded Knee Creek
a shot was fired, but no one knows from which side
300 unarmed NA were killed by the 7th cavalry