The Indian Wars

  • Native Americans and Virgina colonists begin to clash in the Powhatan War

  • Native Americans in New Mexico rise against Spanish settlements

  • The U.S. Army defeats Native American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio

    The U.S. Army defeats Native American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio
  • U.S. Congress passes Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act authorizes the relocation of Indians to reservations
  • The Cherokee take the "Trail of Tears" to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma

    The Cherokee take the "Trail of Tears" to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma
  • The Apache wars of Texas and the Southwest begin

  • Sioux warriors destroy George Armstrong Custer's army at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana

    Sioux warriors destroy George Armstrong Custer's army at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana