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Conflict on the Great Plains
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The homestead Act
The homestead act happened in 1862 where congress aloud settelers farmed 160 acers of free land for 5 years. it was significent because thouseds of people went for it incuding imigrents and single women -
Fetterman
the event took place in a fort in the winter of 1866 the natives were attacking the fort and the U.S. won -
treaty of fort laramie
The event took place in Fort Laramie or preasent day Wyoming this took place in the winter of 1868 the people involved in this was the Sioux the native american tribes and the cheyenne. What happened in this was that these people signed a treaty -
Battle of Little Bighorn
the event took place in little bighorn in 1876 were there was a big battle the winner was the U.S. -
Ghost Dance
the ghost dance was a ritual that the sioux indians beleived would give their culture strangth again. during this the reservation officals went to arrest the leader sitting bull but they shot him -
Wounded Knee
the battle at wounded knee happened when a pistol went off and the soilders shot at the soiux and killed more than 200 and ended the battle between native americans and the U.S.
