American Indians

American Indians made contact with Christopher Columbus

Jan 1, 1492

Important Events in American Indian History

Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Jan 20, 2016

Juan Ponce de Leon - Calusa Indians

May 1, 1513

Juan Ponce de Leon encountered Calusa Indians while exploring the Gulf Coast of Florida. He captured 4 Indian warriors during a fight there.

Smallpox Killed Many Indians

Jan 1, 1616

Europeans brought a disease to the New World that killed many Indians.

Peter Minuit, a Dutch Colonist, buys Manhattan Island from American Indians

Jan 1, 1626

Renames the Island to New Amsterdam

Europeans attacked small Indian village

Jun 5, 1637

Village was a Pequot village.

King Phillip's War Begins

Jan 1, 1675

Somtimes called Metacom's War.

King Phillip's War Ends

Jan 1, 1676

Sometimes called Metacom's War

The first Indian reservation in North America.

Aug 1, 1758

Was established by New Jersey's Colonial Assembly

Disease kills American Indians starts.

Jan 1, 1772

Eighty percent of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, etc

Disease that kills American Indians ends.

Jan 1, 1780

Eighty percent of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, etc

Westward Expansion

Jan 1, 1803

Europeans forced Indians to move westward

Battle of Little Big Horn

Jun 25, 1876

Lakota Tribes fought against the U.S. Army