Cochise
Apache Wars leader
Cochise was a leader of the Chiricahua Apache in the mid-nineteenth century, known for his resistance to American expansion into Apache territory.
His name occasionally appears as a symbol of Native American defiance or warrior spirit: He fancied himself a Cochise, leading the resistance.
Historic Arizona frontier city
- BowieScottish family name
- Sonoran DesertArid region, Arizona-Mexico
- borderlandsTerritory near a boundary
- TucsonSouthern Arizona city
Top-ranking leader
- tribalOf a clan
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
council · elder · wisdom · authority · diplomacy · negotiator · peace
Freedom from disturbance
- agreementShared position between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
accord · reservation · surrender · terms · Howard · reconciliation · ceasefire · compromise
Open resistance to authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- raidsSudden armed attacks
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
pursuit · evasion · stronghold · mountains · territory · survival · occupation · retaliation
Edge of settlement
- Old WestAmerican cowboy era
- settlersThose who establish homes
- expansionIncrease in scope
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
stagecoach · cavalry · Indian Wars · westward · gold rush · pioneers · military outposts · wagon train
Tombstone
Historic Arizona frontier city
- BowieScottish family name
- Sonoran DesertArid region, Arizona-Mexico
- borderlandsTerritory near a boundary
chief
Top-ranking leader
- tribalOf a clan
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- indigenousOriginating in a region
reservation · council · elder · wisdom · authority · diplomacy · negotiator · peace
peace
Freedom from disturbance
- agreementShared position between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
truce · accord · reservation · surrender · terms · Howard · reconciliation · ceasefire · compromise · diplomacy
defiance
Open resistance to authority
skirmish · pursuit · evasion · stronghold · mountains · territory · survival · occupation · retaliation · conflict
frontier
Edge of settlement
territory · stagecoach · cavalry · Indian Wars · westward · gold rush · pioneers · military outposts · wagon train · telegraph
- Apachesunrise ceremony, Fort Apache, Athabaskan
- Indigenous LeadersCrazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Red Cloud, Tecumseh
- Indian WarsIndian Wars, King Philip's War, frontier wars, Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- barbarian leadersAttila, Alaric, Genghis Khan, Boudicca, Boadicea
- Sonoran Desertsaguaro, saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, saguaros, desert plants
CochiseGeneral Sherman
Largest tree by volume
conqueror · colonial administrator · empire builder · subjugator · oppressor