I just wanna submit an essay
...-federal gov't was opening lands of Oklahoma which were formerly occupied by the Indians when overeager/well armed "sooners" illegally jumped the gun and entered Oklahoma Territory (613). 9) "boomers"-people on the boundary line of Oklahoma who crossed over at noon during the legal opening of the Oklahoma territory 10) Sand Creek Massacre-1864, Colonel Chivington's militia massacred 400 Indians who thought they had been promised immunity (601). 11) Sitting Bull-a conspicuous leader of the Sioux, an influential medicine man 12) Chief Joseph-chief of Nez Perce Indians of Idaho who surrendered after a 1,700 mile, 3 month trek across the Continental Divide where he hoped to meet Sitting Bull. Nez Perces were sent to Kansas (40% died and survivors returned to Idaho eventually) (602). 13) Geronimo-leader of Apache, pursed into Mexico by flashing heliograph, warriors finally surrendered after Apache women were exiled to Florida. Apaches became successful farmers in Oklahoma (602-603). 14) Helen Hunt Jackson-pricked moral sense of Americans in 1881 when she published A Century of Dishonor, which revealed the government's ruthlessness and chicanery in dealing with Indians, her later novel Ramona further inspired sympathy for the Indians (604). 15) Battle of Wounded Knee-Christian reformers wanted Indians to give up their tribal religion so they joined in the army and stamped out the "Ghost Dance" while killing 200 Indians (604). 16) Pike's Peak, CO-the "Centennial State" of Colorado was the offspring of the Pike's Peak gold rush (612). 17) Oliver Kelley- leading sprit of the Grange and wanted to enhance the lives of isolated farmers through social, educational, and fraternal activities (618). 18) James B. Weaver-1880, Greenbackers ran him for president but he only polled 3% of the total popular vote (619). 19) Mary E. Lease-called "the Kansas Pythoness"; she upbraided the moneyed aristocracy and denounced the government of Wall Street by making about 160 speeches (620). 20) Ignatius Donnelly-a "spellbinder" Populist who was elected 3 times into Congress (619). 21) Dawes Severally Act-dissolved many tribes as legal entities, wiped out tribal ownership of land, and set up individual Indian family heads with 160 free acres. If Indians behaved like "good white settlers", they would get full title to their holdings and citizenship in 25 years (604). 22) Comstock Lode-amount of gold/silver worth $340 million helped pour "fif...