US History #3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Nomads | a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock |
Annuitites | the right to receive such an income, or the duty to make such a payment |
Sand Creek Massacre | US Army's killing of about 150 cheyenne elderly, women and children at the Sand Creek Reserve in Colorado |
Indian Peace Commssion | peace with hostile Indian Tribes |
George A. Custer | he became a fighter of Native American, and was kill at the Battle of Little BIghorn |
Sitting Bull | American Indian leader - head chief of the entire Sioux nation |
Chief Joseph | led resistance against white settlement in the northwest |
Ghost Dance | a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead |
Wounded Knee Creek | a creek where United States soldiers killed large numbers of Native Americans |
A Century of Dishonor | chronicled the experiences of Native Americans in the US |
Assimilate | take in and understand fully |
Allotments | a piece of land deeded by the government to Native Americans |
Dawes Act | legislation passed by congress that split up Indian reservation lands among individual Indians and promised them citizenship |
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