settlement of the west
CHAPTER 17
Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis
: western settlement had had an extraordinary impact on U.S. social, political, and economic development
"Buffalo" Bill Cody
: a successful show that popularized Wild West shows, it consisted of a former Pony Express rider and Indian fighter, and the hero of popular dime novels for children. This show romanticized the West and the life of the cowboy.
:"Buffalo Bill;" Killed over 4000 buffalo in 18 months while employed by the Kansas Pacific.
The Great Plains
: Runs from Northern Texas all the way up to Canada. The plains was a strip of flat land with poor dry earth. There were not a lot of rain or trees.
: a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas.
Cheif Joseph
: Leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. However, US troops came and fought and brought them back down to reservations
Geronmino
: Geronimo, the leader of the Apaches in Arizona and New Mexico, fought against the white man, who was trying to force the Apaches off of their land. Geronimo had an enormous hatred for the whites. He was, however, eventually pushed into Mexico where he surrendered
Crazyhorse
: He was chief of the Nez Perce Indians of Idaho. People wanting gold trespassed on their beaver river. To avoid war, and save his people Chief Joseph tried retreating to Canada with his people. They were cornered 30 miles from safety and he surrendered in 1877.
Sitting Bull
: One of the leaders of the Sioux tribe. He was a medicine man " as wily as he was influential." He became a prominent Indian leader during the Sioux Was from 1876-1877.( The war was touched off when a group of miners rushed into the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1875.) The well-armed warriors at first proved to be a superior force. During Custer's Last Stand in 1876, Sitting Bull was " making medicine" while
Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis
: western settlement had had an extraordinary impact on U.S. social, political, and economic development
"Buffalo" Bill Cody
: a successful show that popularized Wild West shows, it consisted of a former Pony Express rider and Indian fighter, and the hero of popular dime novels for children. This show romanticized the West and the life of the cowboy.
:"Buffalo Bill;" Killed over 4000 buffalo in 18 months while employed by the Kansas Pacific.
The Great Plains
: Runs from Northern Texas all the way up to Canada. The plains was a strip of flat land with poor dry earth. There were not a lot of rain or trees.
: a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas.
Cheif Joseph
: Leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. However, US troops came and fought and brought them back down to reservations
Geronmino
: Geronimo, the leader of the Apaches in Arizona and New Mexico, fought against the white man, who was trying to force the Apaches off of their land. Geronimo had an enormous hatred for the whites. He was, however, eventually pushed into Mexico where he surrendered
Crazyhorse
: He was chief of the Nez Perce Indians of Idaho. People wanting gold trespassed on their beaver river. To avoid war, and save his people Chief Joseph tried retreating to Canada with his people. They were cornered 30 miles from safety and he surrendered in 1877.
Sitting Bull
: One of the leaders of the Sioux tribe. He was a medicine man " as wily as he was influential." He became a prominent Indian leader during the Sioux Was from 1876-1877.( The war was touched off when a group of miners rushed into the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1875.) The well-armed warriors at first proved to be a superior force. During Custer's Last Stand in 1876, Sitting Bull was " making medicine" while