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C17 West Transformed
Question | Answer |
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Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude | Thirteenth Amendment |
Made former slaves US citizens and provided equal protection for all citizens | Fourteenth Amendment |
after gold was discovered in Black Hills U.S. gov't offered to buy fm Sioux but this leader along with Crazy Hose left reservation and continued to fight whites | Sitting Bull |
led his tribe in 75-day running battle with U.S. Army when gov't ordered removal of the Nez Perce for Wallowa Valley in OR | Chief Joseph |
cavalry colonel who became 2nd commander to lead his men in perfectly designed & executed trap in which he & all his men were killed | Custer |
in CO Chivington's militia attacked & killed 400 Indians in cold blood - they had been promised immunity, were peaceful, & harmless | Sand Creek Massacre |
policy which suggested that Indians would be better off it they abandoned their culture and adopted white man's culture | Americanization |
last major clash between U.S. troops and indians; occurred when the army was sent to end the sacred Ghost Dance | Wounded Knee Massacre |
best selling book which detailed how time and again "Christian" whites had cheated "savage" Native Americans of their land | A Century of Dishonor |