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Spansh Bring Technology
The Spanish introduced horses and guns to the Natives. With horses being brought to the West it changed the lifestyle of many people, especially the Natives. With the use of horses and guns it made hunting and warfare much easier. -
"Great Reservation"
In 1834 the federal government passed an act that declared the entire Great Plains as an enormous reservation. The reservation would be a land dedicated for the Natives. This was a method used to try to keep the Natives in peace, but it did not last long. -
Homestead Act
160 acres was being given away to people for extremely low prices. Many people moved West to buy land. The west was now looking to be settled by many people, and with all the open land there was plenty of room. -
Massacre at Sand Creek
When the Cheyenne tribe was peacefully retreating to Colorado's Sand Creek Reserve for the winter, General S. R. Curtis comanded that they be killed. Militia colonel John Chivington led his men to kill over 150 Natives. Most of the Natives killed were women and children. -
The Grange
The Grange Movement was primarily an economic movent to help farmers. The Grange was a group of farmers that tried to fight the railroads. They also taught farmers how to pass state legislation to regulate railroads. The Grange later gave rise to The Farmers' Alliance. -
Sioux Treaty
In the spring of 1868 a conference was held at Fort Laramie, in present day Wyoming, which resulted in a treaty with the Sioux. This treaty was to bring peace between the whites and the Sioux who agreed to settle within the Black Hills reservation in the Dakota Territory. Many of the Sioux chiefs did not sign the treaty and were forced onto the reservation. -
Gold in Colorado
With Gold being struck in Colorado it brought more and more people booming west. With the raid for gold beginnig, towns sky rocketed and people fled into the area. Many settlers crossed the territory of Natives which caused conflicts. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The Seventh Cavalry rounded up many starving Sioux and led them to a camp at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. The Cavalry demanded they Natives give up their weapons. Then the Cavalry opened fire on the Natives and slaughtered over 300 Natives.
