Conflict across America (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards

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Fort Laramie Treaty, 1851
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When was the Fort Laramie Treaty signed?

1851

Main goal of Fort Laramie Treaty 1851

Keep Plains Indians & white settlers from conflict

Concentration policy definition

Confine tribes to specific separate territories

Annual payment to tribes under treaty

$50,000 per year

Safe passage provision of treaty

Settlers could cross tribal lands safely

What could govt build in Indian territories?

Forts and roads

Language barrier problem with treaty

Written only in English, few interpreters

Cultural misunderstanding about Plains tribes

Govt assumed tribes had single leaders (they didn't)

Govt failure regarding protection

Failed to protect Plains Indians from white settlers

Dependency created by treaty

Tribes dependent on govt for food & money

When was gold discovered in Dakota territory?

1861

Year second Fort Laramie Treaty signed

1868

Treaty was first step toward creating

Formal reservations

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