Life on the reservations (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Reservation system purpose
Reservation system purpose
Tool to control Indigenous peoples & destroy traditional ways
Quality of reservation land chosen by government
Quality of reservation land chosen by government
Deliberately worst locations - poor soil, no resources
Common diseases on reservations
Common diseases on reservations
Measles and influenza
Role of Indigenous agents
Role of Indigenous agents
Government officials overseeing reservations with enormous power
What was the Indian Agency Police?
What was the Indian Agency Police?
Indigenous Americans recruited to police their own people
1871 change to chiefs' power
1871 change to chiefs' power
Chiefs could no longer sign treaties with US government
1885 change to Indigenous legal system
1885 change to Indigenous legal system
Regular US federal courts replaced special courts
Treatment of Indigenous children
Treatment of Indigenous children
Forcibly removed to off-reservation boarding schools
What happened at boarding schools for speaking native languages?
What happened at boarding schools for speaking native languages?
Brutal conditions & harsh punishments
Impact of hunting ban on Plains Indians
Impact of hunting ban on Plains Indians
Destroyed social structure & traditional roles
Traditional practices banned by government
Traditional practices banned by government
Feasts, dances, ceremonies & medicine men's authority
Economic result of reservation policies
Economic result of reservation policies
Complete dependence on government rations & supplies
Key health consequence of reservation life
Key health consequence of reservation life
Dramatic population decline from disease & starvation