Dawes Act

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What happened at Custer's Last Stand in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

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Custer was killed, along with his entire force.

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This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere.

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Dawes Act

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Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.

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Assimilation

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The Dawes Act...

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divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation

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What act gave 160 acres to any family who would live on the land and farm it for 5 years?

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The Homestead Act of 1862

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______ sprang up and disappeared based on mining.

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Boomtowns

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On December 29, 1890, at ______ 200 Sioux were massacred by US troops.

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Wounded Knee

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On December 26, 1862, in __________, MN thirty-eight Sioux warriors were hung as punishment for the US-Dakota Conflict.

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Mankato

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Earliest mail route in the USA

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Pony Express

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The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in

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1869.