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Act on the Great Plains
The government set aside the entire Great Plains as reservation for the Indians. -
Government Changes it's Mind
The government changed the laws so that there were reservations set aside for specific tribes. -
Massacre at Sand Creek
Even though the CHetenne was under the protection of the US government, General S. R. Curtis told John Chivington to desend upon a Cheyenne village and kill them. in total, over 150 inhabitants were killed. -
Fetterman Massacre
SInc ethe white settlers were still settling on the Bozeman Trail, Crazy Horse ambushed Captain Willian J. Fetterman, killing about 80 soldiers. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
A treaty signed by the US government and the Native Americans, saying that the Natives had to live on the Sioux Reservation, along the Missouri River. Sitting Bull never signed this treaty. -
Red River War
The US government rounded up all the friendly Natives and put them on reservations, and shot at all the others. WIth the tactics of Gen. Philip Sherdian, crushing the resisitance on the plains was easy. His tactic was "take all the women and children, and burn their villages and ponies". -
Custer's Last Stand
Sitting Bull had a vision that Natives and military men all fell of of their horses, so they prepared for combat. when Custer and his men got there, the Natives were ready. Winin an hour, all of Custer's men had fallen. -
Dawes Act
This act wanted to "Americanize" the Native Americans. It also broke up the reservations and gave little chunks of land to households. But in the end, the NAtives received no money from the US government selling their land to settlers. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The Seventh Calvary rounded up freezing Native Americans and brought them to the Wounded Knee camp. They then asked the Natives to hand over all of their weapons. Then a shot was fired, though it was not clear from which side. So the military opened fire on the unarmend Natives, killing all of them.
