Conflict of the Great Plains

By hfxgeyer1
  • Homestead Act of 1862

    Homestead Act of 1862

    This gave over 160 acres of land to settlers who paid a fee and lived there at least 5 years
  • Fetterman Massacre

    Fetterman Massacre

    This was a trap. It happend when about 80 troops were killed by other indians on the Bozeman Trail.
  • Treaty of Fort Laramie

    Treaty of Fort Laramie

    This was a treaty to begin peace with a tribe called the Sioux Indians
  • The 1874 Discovery

    The 1874 Discovery

    This was a big gold discovery in 1874 in the black hills of the Dakotas
  • The Battle of little Bighorn

    The Battle of little Bighorn

    This was a protest aginst the trespassers on the Sioux's sacred land
  • Ghost Dance

    Ghost Dance

    It is a sacred ritual that Wovoka said would regain the Siuox's greatness
  • Wounded Knee

    Wounded Knee

    This was a creek that where the Armt went to collect the Sioux's weapons