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Battle of Tippecanoe
The battle of Tippecanoe in November of 1811, was the result of Native Americans banding together to protect their territory from white expansion. Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa, also known as “The Prophet”, organized this effort. They used the town Tippecanoe, which was otherwise known as Prophets town, as a training ground for Native American warriors. They received war materials from the British. When General William Henry Harrison found out, he lead 1000 soldiers in an attack on Tippec -
Cherokee Constitution
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Department of Indian Affairs is created
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Trail of Tears
White Americans were fearful and Resentful of the Native Americans. President George Washington wanted to “civilize” the Native Americans, to make them as much like the white Americans as possible. In the southeastern United States, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee adopted the white’s customs and became known as the “Five Civilized Tribes”. Their land was valuable to the white settlers, who did not care how civilized they were. The settlers determined to have the land to grow co -
Sioux Wars/Plains Wars
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were major leaders in these wars, which lasted from 1854-1890. -
Apache Wars
The Apache wars were fought for over 50 years in the southwestern United States. There were hostilities between the Spanish, Mexicans, and US. They were fought over the Apache lands, broken treaties, and conflicts with the Spanish slave traders from Mexico. The 1848 gold rush caused an increased number of white settlers coming into the Apache territories. The forced relocation of the Apaches was very harsh, and their nomadic lifestyle and culture was lost. The white settlers took over the land, -
Red Cloud defeats the US army in battle
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Ponca chief standing bear wins case to become US citizen
Ponca Chief Standing Bear traveled 600 miles back his homeland Nebraska from Indian territory Oklahoma, to honor his dying son’s last wish to be buried in his homeland. He was arrested and imprisoned for being found in Nebraska. At his trial in 1879, he had to prove that he was a person in the eyes of the law. He won his case by speaking profound words to the judge. He said, “My hand is not the same color as yours. If I pierce it, I shall feel pain. If you pierce your hand, you too will feel pai -
Wovoka leads revival the Ghost Dance
The ghost dance began in Nevada in 1889 by the Paiute, Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson. He taught that dancing this special and unique dance, clean living, hard work, and living at peace with the whites would restore the Native American’s prosperity. Wovoka’s teachings were misinterpreted, resulting in fear among the white settlers and military in the region. The Ghost Dance religion reached its peak just before the Battle at Wounded Knee, where over 200 Native American ghost dancers were kill -
Wounded knee masacre
