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TX Hist Ch 17
Cultures in Conflict
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7th Grade
03/01/2007

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agent
Definition
a representative of the U.S. government
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campaign
Definition
a connected series of military operations
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paunch
Definition
the belly of the buffalo; was used by the Native Americans as a water bag. The paunch is M. [image]
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sinews
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tendons; used by Native Americans for bowstrings, thread & ropes [image]
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bill
Definition
a proposed law
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commissary
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storehouse
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renegades
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outlaws
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Satanta
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"Orator of the Plains;" famous Kiowa chief; said West Texas belongs to the Kiowas & Comanches, not the white settlers [image]
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Lone Wolf
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Kiowa chief who wanted to avenge his son's death [image]
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Philip Sheridan
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General who favored killing the buffalo [image]
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John B. Jones
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Texas Ranger; led the Frontier Battalion during the Red River Campaign [image]
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Ranald MacKenzie
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Civil War veteran who led the 4th Calvary regiment [image]
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What invention gave the US Army an advantage over the Native Americans in battles?
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the Colt pistol [image]
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Who invented the Colt pistol?
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Samuel Colt [image]
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Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek
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Provided reservations for Native Americans
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Indian Territory
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land north of Texas, present-day Oklahoma [image]
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Who was the Comanche leader who settled disputes?
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Quanah Parker [image]
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Henry Flipper
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A member of the 10th calvary; African American [image]
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Reasons Native Americans did not want to live on reservations
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They needed the buffalo to survive; they insisted West Texas belonged to them; they wanted to roam freely over the Plains [image]
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10th Calvary
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Was made up of African Americans [image]
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What happened after the Kiowas attacked a wagon train near Salt Creek?
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Chiefs Big Tree, Satank & Satanta were arrested Chief Big Tree: [image]

Chief Satank: [image]

Chief Satanta: [image]

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Why were Quakers often chosen to be reservation agents?
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Because they were against violence
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Victorio
Definition
the leader of the Apaches who fought battles in Texas and Mexico; he was trapped and killed by Mexican soldiers; after that the Frontier Wars ended in Texas [image]
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Why were Texas Rangers sent to the lower Rio Grande in 1875?
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To control civil war deserters, renegades, and ambitious ranchers [image]
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the Special Force
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a unit of the Texas Rangers [image]
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Importance of the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
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the Native Americans' horses and supplies were captured [image]
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What did Quanah Parker do after he surrendered?
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He worked for Native American rights.
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Why did white buffalo hunters shoot the buffalo?
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They wanted the hides. [image]
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"buffalo soldiers"
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the nickname the Native Americans used for the African American troops [image]
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travois
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a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal [image]
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Lawrie Tatum
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Indian agent who worked to educate the Plains people in agriculture
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What part of the buffalo did the Native Americans use to tan hides?
Definition
the brains [image]
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