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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bartram , William , 1739 -1823 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Reservations, Indian
In 1900 the Indian reservations in the United States comprised the following:
Blackfeet Montana.
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Oklahoma.
Cheyenne RiverSouth Dakota.
Colorado RiverArizona.
Colville Washington.
Crow Montana.
Crow Creek South Dakota.
Devil's LakeNorth Dakota.
Eastern Cherokee North Carolina.
Flathead Montana.
Fort Apache Arizona.
Fort Belknap Montana.
Fort Berthold North Dakota.
Fort Hall Idaho.
Fort Peck Montana.
Grande Ronde Oregon.
Green Bay Wisconsin.
Hoopa Valley California.
Hualapai Arizona.
Kiowa Oklahoma.
Klamath Oregon.
La Pointe Wisconsin.
Lemhi Idaho.
Lower Brule South Dakota.
Mackinac Michigan.
Mescalero New Mexico.
Mission-Tule River California.
NavajoNew Mexico.
Neah Bay Washington.
Nevada Nevada.
New York New York.
Nez Perces Idaho.
Omaha and Winnebago Nebraska.
OsageOklahoma.
Pima Arizona.
Pine Ridge South Dakota.
Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and Oakland Oklahoma.
Pottawattomie and Great Nemaha Kansas.
Pue
Ross, John 1790-
Indian name Koo Wes Koo we, Cherokee chief; born in Georgia in 1790; was a quarter-breed Indian, and was well educated.
In 1828 he became principal chief of the Cherokee nation, and from the beginning was an efficient champion of their rights against the encroachments and cupidity of the white race.
About 600 of the nation, led by John Ridge, concluded a treaty with the United States, agreeing to surrender the lands of the Cherokees and go west of the Mississippi River.
Against this treaty Ross and about 15,000 Cherokees protested, but the United States government,
John Ross. having a preponderance of force, sent General Scott with troops to compel the Indians to abide by a treaty made by a small minority.
They went sadly to their new home, with Ross at their head, a moderate allowance being made them for their losses.
When the Civil War broke out the Cherokees joined the Confederacy.
Ross, who was a loyal man, protested, but was compelled to yield, and m
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)