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Chapters 5-16 Vocab.
chapters 5-16
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History
11th Grade
01/03/2010

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Term
Dawes Act
Definition

Distribute tribal lands and ressettle indians.

Gav 160 acres to each family.

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Battle of Wounded Knee
Definition
Dec. 28, 1890 the 7th calvary got 350 starving and freezing Sioux and took them to camp at Wounded Knee Creek in S. Dakota. Next day, Soldiers demanded Native Amer. to give up all weapons, the soldiers opened fire with deadly cannon. Slaughtered 300 Native Amer.
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Battle of the Little Big Horn
Definition
Cheyenne and Sioux camped for Ghost Dance (Sitting Bull had visions of soldiers and some Native Americans falling). Led by Crazy horse and Sitting bull, they killed Custer and Troops
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Sitting Bull
Definition
Head Chief during attack. Fierce fighter of Sioux
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Chisholm Trail
Definition
The major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas through Oklahoma to Kansas
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Grangers
Definition
Farmers the provided social outlet and an educational forum
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Crazy Horse
Definition
Greatest fighter at Battle of the Little big horn
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Ghost Dance
Definition
Ritual to get in touch with spirits. dance, pray, sing.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Definition
Made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with other countries
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Interstate Commerce Act
Definition
Est. the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities and est. a five member interstate commision for that purpose
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Graft
Definition
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain
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Boss Tweed
Definition
Became head of Tammany Hall, led the tweed ring: broken in 1871
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Robber Barons
Definition
19th Century capitalists accquired wealth by exploitation and ruthlessness
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