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Great Plains the grassland extending through the west- central portion of the United States, distinctive and highly developed Native American ways of life existed here.
Treaty of Fort Laramie. the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River. (never signed by sitting bull)
Sitting Bull leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux (never signed treaty
George A. Custer reported that the Black Hills had gold (started gold rush) -led 7th cavalry to their death at little bighorn river
Assimilation a plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture. -gov built schools far away from their homes
Dawes Act 1887, broke up the reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individual Native Americans to farm—160 acres to each head of household and 80 acres to each unmarried adult
Battle of Wounded Knee Brought the indian wars to an end -7th cavalry had deadly cannons, 300 unarmed Native Americans dead (including children)
Longhorns: sturdy, short-tempered breeds accustomed to the dry grasslands of southern Spain. Adjusted well to life on the plains. Spanish settlers raised longhorns for food and brought horses to use as work animals and for transportation.
Comstock Lode Carson river valley in Nevada, became known as comstock lode when miners took about $500 worth of silve
Homestead Act offered 160 acres free to any head of household.
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