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Indian Removal Act
Policy precedent set by Jackson -
Gold Rush
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California gains statehood
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Northern half of Indian territories not recognized
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Washington gains statehood
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Gold discovered on Nez Perce territory
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Mass slaughter of the Buffaloes
Due to widespread starvation -
West opened up to homesteaders (Homestead Act)
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Sand Creek Massacre
near annihilation of cheyenne tribe by american troops -
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Great Sioux War
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Alaska is purchased
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Medecine Lodge Treaty
Clumped lots of indians together on one territory causing mass starvation and conflict between tribes. Part of their banishment from their lands (relocation) -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
theoretically gave hunting and land rights to the sioux who had won the war -
Trans-continental railroad completed
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Board of Indian Commissions Created
Made in order to mediate between Indians and settlers -
US government ends treaty system
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Custer travels to the Black Hills and finds gold
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WINA
effort to assimilate 'savage' indians -
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Red River War
apaches, kiowas, comanches, in southwest -
Custer's Last stand
defeat of Custer in black hills. gave emotional ammunition to white side -
Sioux leadership in war ends
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Cheif Joseph appeals to congress
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OIA Civilization program
to assimilate the indians -
'A Centuary of Dishonor' published
expose on mistreatment of indians by Jackson -
Geronimo surrenders
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Dawes severalty Act
terminated tribal ownership of lands and thereby tribal soverignty, also lead to social reforms- 'kill the indian save the man' -
Beginning of the Ghost Dance Movement
spiritual idea that all of the indians would overthrow the whites and unify as a nation -
Wounded Knee Creek Massacre
killed indian hope, total massacre -
Curtis Act
Formally Ended communal ownership of land for indidans -
Cheif Joseph dies of a 'broken heart'