Treatment of Native Americans

By AJackson07
  • The Gnadenhutten Massacre

    The Gnadenhutten Massacre

    A group of militiamen from Pennsylvania killed 96 Christianized Indians. Captain David Williamson ordered the converted Delaware's.
  • The Battle Of Tippecanoe

    The Battle Of Tippecanoe

    Charismatic Shawnee war leader, Tecumseh, and his brother, known as the Prophet, convinced Indians of various tribes.
  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act

    They have institutionalized the practice of forcing Native Americans off of their ancestral lands to make way for European settlement.
  • The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

    The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

    This was a rule to keep Native Americans off of lands white Americans wish to settle.
  • Mankato Executions

    Mankato Executions

    Dakotas continued raiding, in which 490 settlers,, mostly women and children, were killed.

  • On The Reservation

    In December 1890, several weeks after the famed Sioux Chief Sitting Bull was killed while being arrested.

  • Curtis Act

    Amended the Dawes Act to apply to the 5 civilized tribes as well. Their tribal governments were obliterated.

  • The Dawes Act

    The act authorized the president to confiscate and redistribute tribal lands in the American West. It explicitly sought to destroy.

  • Wounded Knee

    In December, several weeks after Sitting Bull was killed while being arrested. The U.S Army's 7th Cavalry.

  • U.S Indian Reorganization Act

    Authorized a "New Deal" for the Native American Indians.