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Homestead Act
The Homestead act was passed in 1862. It gave 160 acres to a settler who paid a fee, and would live on the land for 5 years. This brought many farmers to the plains to settle on the land. This especially appealed to immigrants, and women because they were able to apply for their own land. -
Fetterman Massacre
While Army troops were manning a fort on the Bozeman Trail in Montana, Crazy horse used himself as a decoy to lure the troops into a trap. The commander sent a detachment of 80 troops to find him. Hundreds of warriors ambushed and killed all of the troops. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
In 1868 a conference was held at Fort Laramie which is in present day Wyoming. A treaty was made with the Sioux. It 's purpose was to bring peace between the whites and indians in the Black Hills reservation. The Black Hills were sacred to the Sioux, and were recognized as part of the Great Sioux Reservation. -
Discovery of 1874
Custer accompanied by miners seeking gold led an army expidition, and confirmed that there was gold in the Black Hills. Because of this, many prospectors came to the area hoping to find gold. The prospectors moved on to the Sioux hunting grounds. They then requested protection from the US Army. The Army was ordered to move against the Sioux indians in the area even though they were abiding by their rights in the Treaty of Fort Laramie. -
Battle of Little BigHorn
Sioux indians in the state of Montana, didn't like the government's idea to buy land from them, and got ready to defend their land. Custer took 250 men to take the natives to a reservation, Thousands of warriors attacked Custer and his men. Custer and all of his men were killed, -
Ghost Dance
Because of the Dawes act, the native Americans were losing their rights. A Sioux prophet named Wovoka told the Sioux that they could regain their greatness if they preform a ritual known as the Ghost Dance. As the ritual spread, it worried reservation officials. The ritual was then banned. -
Wounded Knee
The reservation officials believed that Sitting Bull was the leader of the Ghost Dance. The police went to arrest him. When trying to arrest him, the police shot Sitting Bull. The Lakota Sioux fled and gathered at a creek called Wounded Knee in southwestern South Dakota. When the army went to collect the Sioux's weapons fighting started, and 200 sioux and 25 soldiers were killed, This marked the end of conflict between the whites and native Americans. The Native Americans Lost.
