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Homestead Act
The Homestead Act gave men, immigrants, and single women free land on the Plains. They settle on the land to get ownership of the land. Immigrants could become citizens and are eligible to file for land. This went on from 1862 to 1880. -
Fetterman Massacre
The Sioux, the Cheyenne and the Arapho warriors attacked many places between 1865 and 1867. There were army troops guarding the fort on the Bozeman Trail used for gold mining in Montana. Crazy Horse, the Souix military leader was the decoy to lure troops into a trap. He had the fort's commander send 80 soldiers in pursuit. Hundred of warriors waiting to attack the soldiers. All the troops were ambushed and killed. -
Treaty of Fort Lamarie
The Souiz Treaty was made to bring peace between white and the Soiux who agreed to settle on the Black Hills and the reservation in the Dakota Territory. George A. Custer led and expedition, along with miners, seeking to retrieve the gold on the Great Souix Reservation disobeying the treaty and asked the government for protection. Custer's detatchment was annihilated but the U.S. still fought against the Souix until 1877 when the government government confiscated the land. -
Discovery of 1874
Colonel Custer led an army expedition to look for the gold that was talked about "from the grass roots down." The Souix did not like he whites intruding on their land so they fought against in protest which started the War or Little Bighorn. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
There was gold in the Black Hills of the Dakotas but no whites were allowed to pass through or settle on this land because it was supposed to bring peace. There were also people trying to dig for gold but the Souix protested against them. Colonel George Custer, Lieutenant of the Seventh Calvary, was ordered to attack the Native American forces. They were defeated due to the army having only 250 soldiers compared to the thousands of of Cheyenne and Souix. But their victory was brief. -
Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance was a way for the Souix to express their culture that was being destroyed. They thought that he ritual could get back their greatness. As it become more often the reservation officials banned the dance and arrested Sitting Bull and he was shot during the arrest. -
Wounded Knee
After the death of their leader, Sitting Bull, the Souix gathered at a creek called Wounded Knee in South Dakota. When a pistol was fired, the army fired back and more than 200 Souix and 25 soliders were killed. This battle marked the end of armed battles between whites and Native Americans and the Native Americans had lost their struggle.
