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reestablished boundaries for each tribe; attempted to put tribes in 2 great colonies to north and south of a corridor of planned settlements for whites)
“Tribes” and “chiefs” making treaties with whites did NOT represent most Indians -
went into subdue them but he foolishly attacked a force of 2500 with only 250 in Montana and was wiped out
The Native American victory was short I lived though as more soldier were sent into the area
Custer find gold and announced it all
Led a scientific expedition into the Black hills -
160 acres
Small fee
Live there for 5 years and “improve” the land
Passed during Civil War
Union control of the west
Free-soilers -
November 29, 1864, a peaceful band of southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Native American are massacre by Colonel John Chivington’s Colorado volunteer
The United States Army killed and mutilated an estimated 70-500 native Americans, about ⅔ of them were women and children -
aka. Treaty of Fort Laramie
Established the Sioux reservation
Vastly lead to reduction in Native American land
Gold was found in the black hills -
The Treaty of Fort Laramie created a large Sioux reservation
In 1874 George Custer led a “scientific” expedition into the Black Hills of South Dakota and claimed he discovered gold.
Pheric -
1887 congress passed this act to break up the reservations and provide more land to U.S settlers
Native American were given 160 acres of land to farm and if they worked 25 years they were given citizenship
The goal was to assimilate the Native Americans -
Colonel James Forsyth and 7th Cavalry
Black Coyote
Last major “conflict” between the army and the native Americans
United States troops will try to disarm a group of Sioux - shots were fired and ended up massacring 200 people -
they changed their looks
Helped feed and clothe American Indians
Created American Indian school act, they had to look a certain way