Indian Wars Timeline - Joseph Whyte

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  • Powhatan Confederacy

    Powhatan Confederacy

    12 year war between Native Americans & Colonists. Colonists won.
  • Pequot War

    Pequot War

    Death of a colonists caused the death of many Native Americans & others were sold to slavery.
  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War

    King Phillip tried to drive out settlers, led to 3 year war and his death.
  • Pueblo Revolt

    Pueblo Revolt

    Pueblo Native Americans fought against spaniards.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    France & England in battle for North America.
  • Tuscarora War

    Tuscarora War

    The Tuscarora destroyed many farms, eventually defeated.
  • Yamasee War

    Yamasee War

    A Native American group almost exterminated the whites.
  • Pontiac's Conspiracy

    Pontiac's Conspiracy

    Warrior Chief Pontiac drove out whites everywhere except for Detroit. They eventually gave up.
  • Lord Dunmore's War

    Lord Dunmore's War

    Tribes attacked colonists, colonists attacked tribes.
  • Old Northwest Warfare

    Old Northwest Warfare

    New Americans won a huge war against Natives.
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    Natives attacked Indiana, natives fled.
  • Creek War

    Creek War

    Andrew Jackson attacked a bunch of natives & recieved land. No surprise.
  • First Seminole War

    First Seminole War

    Seminole fought against Andrew Jackson. Jackson made Spain get the territory.
  • Black Hawk War

    Black Hawk War

    Unsuccessful attempt from natives to get back land.
  • Second Seminole War

    Second Seminole War

    Natives wanted their land, almost died.
  • Navajo Conflicts

    Navajo Conflicts

    Navajo natives fought against the Army. Natives were kicked out to deadly land.
  • Sioux Wars

    Sioux Wars

    Natives resisted settlers from moving onto their land.
  • Rogue River War

    Rogue River War

    They wanted to employ people, but were forced out of reservations.
  • Third Seminole War

    Third Seminole War

    Seminole surrendered and some were deported.
  • Apache Attacks

    Apache Attacks

    Natives disliked being in reservations and revolted. Some surrendered but some others still fought.
  • Ute Wars

    Ute Wars

    Ute fought against Mormons.
  • Modoc War

    Modoc War

    Some natives fled, and were hung.
  • Red River War

    Red River War

    Fight against Natives and Americans. Natives surrendered
  • Battle of the Rosebud

    Battle of the Rosebud

    Natives cut off reinforcements from Americans.
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    George A. Custer attacked natives on the Little Bighorn River, which caused their demise.
  • Nez Percé War

    Nez Percé War

    After fighting to keep their land, natives fled to Canada & surrendered.
  • The Wounded Knee Massacre

    The Wounded Knee Massacre

    Final natives fought for their rights, but they were destroyed.