Native American Timeline

  • kidnapping of marry cambell

    kidnapping of marry cambell

    a 10 year old girl was kidnapped by the native Americans and were absorbed into there community for 6 years. This was the first of 200 kidnappings of white people by indians.
  • The battle of tippecanoe

    The battle of tippecanoe

    the decision William henry Harrison to attack Indian capital on tippecanoe river
  • The creek war

    The creek war

    A Trible conflict between creek Indian factions, involved U.S militia
  • the Apache Wars

    the Apache Wars

    a series of armed conflicts spanning roughly three decades from the mid-1840s to 1886, primarily between various Apache groups and the U.S. military.
  • Indian reservation system

    Indian reservation system

    a system to keep natives off white land.
  • Indian Peace Commission

    Indian Peace Commission

    was made to end the wars and prevent future Indian conflicts.
  • Battle of little big horn

    Battle of little big horn

    Battle between Lakota and plains Indians vs s army and the natives won.
  • dawes act

    dawes act

    act allow the gov. to break up native land and put Indians in to individual plots
  • ghost dance

    ghost dance

    native claim this dance could help connect there spirts, but eventually got banned
  • wounded knee

    wounded knee

    US army open fired on Lakota Indians because they were doin the ghost dance