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How did the U.S. government Finally subdue the Indians?

C hapter 9. How did the U.S. government Finally subdue the Indians?. How did courts and prisons operate in Indian Territory?. What attracted outlaws to Indian Territory?. Who was “the Hanging Judge?”. Judge Isaac Parker. How did Indians feel about the Fort Smith Court?.

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How did the U.S. government Finally subdue the Indians?

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  1. Chapter 9 How did the U.S. government Finally subdue the Indians?

  2. How did courts and prisons operate in Indian Territory?

  3. What attracted outlaws to Indian Territory?

  4. Who was “the Hanging Judge?” Judge Isaac Parker

  5. How did Indians feel about the Fort Smith Court?

  6. What was the Major Crimes Act?

  7. What changes did gold, silver, and oil bring to Indian Territory?

  8. How did the Dawes Allotment Act change property ownership?

  9. What was the ratio of Indians to non-Indians in the 1890 citizens?

  10. What was the Organic Act?

  11. What was the Dawes Commission? The Dawes Commission: (front row) M. H. Kidd, H. L. Dawes, A. S. McKennon, all three commissioners; (back row) A. L. Wright, secretary; Anna L. Dawes, assistant; and H. M. Jacoway, stenographer. Oklahoma Historical Society

  12. How was “forcible enrollment” inflicted on Indians?

  13. What was the Atoka Problem?

  14. What was the Curtis Act? General Pleasant Porter discusses the affairs of the Creek Nation with Dawes Commissioners. Illustration by Charles Banks Wilson

  15. Chitto Harjo or Crazy Snake Oklahoma Historical Society

  16. What was the Crazy Snake Rebellion? The Snake Gang under arrest in 1901. Photograph by Robertson Studio in Muskogee, Oklahoma Historical Society

  17. What was the response to Indians who resisted choosing allotments?

  18. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What were the major problems in the early justice system for Indian Territory? How were the problems solved? Why did the Indians want a federal court in Indian Territory? Why did outlaws take refuge in Indian Territory?

  19. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Trace the right of non-Indians to own property in Indian Territory, from the time of Indian settlement to the land runs. Trace the movement from land ownership by the Indian tribes to allotments by severalty. Compare the status of noncitizens in the 1800s to the status of immigrants and illegal aliens today.

  20. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS When was oil first produced as a business? Why did tribes oppose individual ownership of land? Give more than one reason. Why was Congress dissatisfied with the Dawes Commission in 1898? Name three ways Indians resisted the division of their property.

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