What tribes comprised the Chapter 7 What tribes comprised the ‘western Indians?’

Senecas and Shawnees come? From where did the Senecas and Shawnees come?

What was the Stokes Commission?

Who were the Quapaws?

What was the Omnibus Treaty?

What other tribes “removed” to Indian Territory?

Who were the Modocs and the Nez Percé?

Where did the Nez Percé originally live?

What is a reservation?

What was the Leased District?

What happened at Sand Creek and how did the Colonel John Chivington tribes retaliate? Colonel John Chivington

How did white officials react to the events at Sand Creek?

What was the Medicine Lodge Peace Council?

What happened to the promises made by the Medicine Lodge treaties?

What kind of prejudice did Plains tribes face?

What happened when treaties were violated?

What was the Battle of the Washita? The original site of the Battle of the Washita has now been reclaimed. A trail around the area starts at the visitors’ center. The site is now under the supervision of the National Park Service.

How did the U.S. government “conquer” the Indian tribes?

What happened to the buffalo and what was its significance?

How did the U.S. government achieve peace on the northern plains?

Photo by C. S. Fly, Tombstone, Arizona. Who was Geronimo? Geronimo was imprisoned at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, during the later years of his life and is buried near Lawton. Photo by C. S. Fly, Tombstone, Arizona.

What was “Americanization” and how was it accomplished?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Discuss the attempts of the Nez Percé to avoid removal. What did the United States Government do to compensate the tribes for the large parcels of land ceded to the government? What was the “Leased District” and how was it used?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How did the buffalo play a role in the hostilities between the Indians and the white men? Who were the signing parties to the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek and what was the treaty to accomplish? Describe the Sand Creek Massacre. Give the names of the leaders in the event.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Why did the government move the Nez Percé back to the Northwest? Tell about the Battle of the Washita; be sure to include the names of the leaders in the event. In your own words, summarize the efforts of the U.S. government to Americanize the native peoples. In your own words, summarize reasons the native peoples resisted these efforts.