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Expansion Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indigenous | Existing naturally in a place. |
| Assimilation | To adopt the ways of another culture |
| Reservation | Areas of land set aside for indigenous use. |
| Dawes Act | Passed by Congress, this Act divided the reservations into smaller farm plots so that Natives would live more like white settlers. |
| Relocation | To move from one place to another. |
| Battle of Little Bighorn/Greasy Grass | This battle was a major victory for the Lakota Sioux, but a crushing defeat for the U.S. Army. |
| Massacre at Wounded Knee | This resulted in the deaths of 150 -300 Indigenous men, women, and children, and marked the end of armed conflict between the US Army and the Plains Indians. |
| Chief Joseph | Leader of the Nez Perce, this indigenous leader battled his way across Oregon to lead his people to safety in Canada, but was stopped by the U.S. Army. |
| Chief Sitting Bull | Leader of the Lakota Sioux, this chieftain opposed the U.S. Government by leading the charge at the Battle of Greasy Grass. |
| Treaty | An agreement made between two nations or groups of people. |