US Treatment of Native Americans By jamiegehling 1607 Jamestown Established 1754 The French and Indian War Begins 1756 The Seven Years War Begins 1763 Battle of Bloody Run 1785 The Treaty of Hopewell is signed 1791 The Treaty of Holson is signed 1794 The Battle of Fallen Timbers 1804 Sacagawea serves as a translator for the Lewis & Clark expedition while 6 months pregnant 1811 Tippycanoe Destroyed Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Begins Mar 27, 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend 1817 First Seminole War Period: 1830 to 1842 Trail of Tears May 28, 1830 The Indian Removal Act Period: 1835 to 1842 Second Seminole War 1851 Indian Appropriations Act establishes the reservation system Period: 1855 to 1858 Third Seminole War 1864 Sand Creek Massacre 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn 1879 The first "Indian Schools" were opened 1887 Dawes Act Period: 1907 to 1979 Eugenics forced sterilization on millions of indigenous peoples