US/Native American Interactions By erinturner8 Jan 1, 1830 Reservation Policy Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Dec 31, 1900 Interactions Jan 1, 1838 Trail of Tears jjkjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkhuuiuhyuggytyg Feb 2, 1848 Mexican Cession Jan 1, 1857 Chisholm Trail Jan 1, 1857 McCoy/Abilene Jun 1, 1859 Comstock Lode May 20, 1862 Homestead Act Aug 4, 1862 Little Crow's War Nov 29, 1864 Sand Creek Massacre Mar 12, 1866 Red Cloud's War May 10, 1869 Transcontinental Railroad May 1, 1873 Barbed Wire Feb 8, 1876 The Great Sioux War Jun 25, 1876 Little Big Horn Jun 1, 1877 Nez Perce War Jan 1, 1879 Carlisle School Jan 1, 1881 Century of Dishonor Feb 8, 1887 Dawes Severalty Act Dec 1, 1890 Ghost Dance Movement Dec 29, 1890 Wounded Knee Jan 1, 1900 End of Buffalo Herds Major figures: Buffalo, white settlers, Native Americans