western changes on the frontier - west of mississipi was unknown - was grassland - settlers didnt think anyone was living out there but tribes lived there for more than one hundred years - spain broug

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western changes on the frontier - west of mississipi was unknown - was grassland - settlers didnt think anyone was living out there but tribes lived there for more than one hundred years - spain brought horses nd guns to indian tribes which helped with indian trasportation - guns helped indians with hunting but guns caught lots of wars over territory - guns helped with shelter food and transportation - tribes lived with extended family - men hunted women watched children and cooked - plains indians believed in spirits - tried not to have leaders - white settlers took land from NA - whites wanted to own land for mining or business - said NAs werent improving land were just living on it - 1858 - gold and silver was found - many people went west - made mining camps - irish german polish chinese african america came to mine - virginia city neveda helena originated as mining camps - gold rush lead to rrs which lead to governments policiy with NAs - 1834 - passed act - great plains became all indian reservations - 1850 - created many treaties - november 29th 1864 - us invaded indian territory - over 150 were killed mainly children and women - december 1866 -carazy horse ambushed captain william j. fetterman - 80 sholdiers killed - treaty of fort laramie - sioux live on reservation alont missouri - sitting bull never signed treaty - 1874 - kiowa and comanche went to war for a year after raiding eachother for six years -