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| Dawes Severalty Act, 1887 |
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| Also called the General Allotment Act, it tried to dissolve Indian tribes by redistributing the land. Designed to forestall growing Indian proverty, it resulted in many Indians losing their lands to speculators. |
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| 1862 - Provided cheap land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration. |
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| Rich deposits of silver found in Nevada in 1859. |
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| Frederick Jackson Turner, Frontier Thesis |
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| American historian who said that humanity would continue to progress as long as there was new land to move into. The frontier provided a place for homeless and solved social problems. |
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| 1890 - The Sioux, convinced they had been made invincible by magic, were massacred by troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. |
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| A five member board that monitors the business operation of carriers transporting goods and people between states. |
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| Helen Hunt Jackson, A Century of Dishonor |
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| A muckracker whose book exposed the unjust manner in which the U.S. government had treated the Indians. Protested the Dawes Severalty Act. |
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| A Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood Spanish community in a U.S city. |
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| Term used to describe settlers who entered the unassigned lands of Oklahoma. |
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| A.K.A Buffalo Bill. Famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes. Recieved a medal of honor in 1872. |
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| The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 |
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| Made to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the pacific ocean |
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| A religious movement incorporated into humerous Native American beliefs. AKA the circle dance. |
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| American naturalist author and early advocate for preserving the US wilderness. Founded the Sierra Club, the most important conservation organization in the US. |
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| A US soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. Famous for a 3 month river trip down the green and colorado rivers that included the first passage through the Grand Canyon. |
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| Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania. An attempt to foreibly assimilate Native American children from 140 tribes into the majority culture. |
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