Chapter 8 OK History

Who were the lighthorse?

Mounted police used by the Choctaws

What is an emigrant?

One who moves out of his or her home region or country

What did the US agree to do in the Treaty of 1828?

Remove all white people from the Cherokee Nation

What was the purpose of the Stokes Commission?

To settle problems that arose due to resettlement at Ft. Gibson

Why did the US seek treaties for the voluntary removal of Southeastern Indians to the west?

US wanted the Indians land

Define assimilated

absorbed into, or made a part of, a different society or culture

What is the term for money paid in small yearly amounts over a certain period of time?

annuity

What is an allotment?

assignment of land to individuals, up to a square mile in size

What is subsistence?

basic food and clothing needs

Define improvements

buildings, roads, and other additions to land that increase its value

What tribes were involved in the Red War for the West?

1. Wichitas; 2. Apaches 3. Comanches 4. Kiowas

Why did Indians with western homelands object to President Jefferson's encouraging Southeastern Indians to move west?

Did not want to share or lose their land

What is the name of the mounted infantry sent by the Stokes Commission to impress western Indians?

Dragoons

What did the Cherokee agree to do in the Treaty of 1828?

Exchange their lands in Arkansas for land in OK

Why did the Cherokees, Chicasaws and Choctaws attack Clermont's Osage Village?

Because they hunted on that land

Which tribe was first affected by the Indian Removal Act?

Choctaws

Why were some of the Southeastern Indians willing to agree to voluntary removal to the west?

Continuation of their way of life depended on moving to the west