The impact of settlement (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period of westward expansion conflicts with Plains tribes
Time period of westward expansion conflicts with Plains tribes
Mid-19th century
Indian Removal Act 1830 - main action
Indian Removal Act 1830 - main action
Forced eastern tribes west of Mississippi River
Number relocated by Indian Removal Act
Number relocated by Indian Removal Act
46,000 eastern tribe members
American term for western lands in 1830
American term for western lands in 1830
Great American Desert
1834 Indian Trade & Intercourse Act established
1834 Indian Trade & Intercourse Act established
Permanent Indian Frontier
Impact of 1848 Mexican-American War victory on West
Impact of 1848 Mexican-American War victory on West
Made western territories valuable for settlement
Fort Laramie Treaty 1851 - key provisions
Fort Laramie Treaty 1851 - key provisions
Set territories & allowed settler travel through Indian land
Indian Appropriations Act 1851 purpose
Indian Appropriations Act 1851 purpose
Fund payments for tribes to give up lands
Definition of reservations
Definition of reservations
Government-controlled smaller areas where tribes were moved
US Army's role in westward expansion
US Army's role in westward expansion
Forced Indigenous peoples away from travel routes
Reservation system goal re: lifestyle
Reservation system goal re: lifestyle
Teach 'new ways of living' - force American customs
How reservations affected Plains tribes' buffalo hunting
How reservations affected Plains tribes' buffalo hunting
Made following buffalo herds impossible
Pattern established by settlement policies
Pattern established by settlement policies
Forced land surrender, pushed to smaller/worse areas