The Western Frontier

Government policy of putting Indians on lands set aside for their specific use

In 1867 the Indian Peace commission recommended two large reservations here

Government department entrusted to settle Indian matters, distribute land, make payments, and supervise shipment of supplies

Many Indians on the Great Plains survived by making great use of every part of the

Discovery of gold in the Black Hills was made by this man’s troops

Custer fatefully led troops into a disastrous battle known as his last stand here:

Peaceful tribe that tried to flee to Canada to escape retribution but were captured near the border

Leader of the Nez Perce

New Indian religion that said Indians should unite in ritual to destroy all whites

Place where large group of Indians surrounded and massacred as a shot rang out and soldiers opened fire

This was the practice of eliminating tribal ownership by allotting land to individual Indians

The richest vein of silver ore on the continent

Cities that seemed to spring up overnight

Which was NOT one of the diverse groups who lived in the west?

When it seemed that the number of Chinese Immigrants was hurting the labor pool, congress passed the 1882