American Indian Timeline

By RElliott
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    American Indian Time Line

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher First came in contact with the American Indians. He introduced new animals, clothing, food and culture with the native americans living there.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    diesases brought from Europe

    The Europeans brought diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, smallpox, measles and influenza to North America. Millions of Indians lost their lifes.
  • Jul 8, 1524

    Florentine explorers kidnapped an Indian child to bring to France. (1st indian kidnapped)

    First Indian Removed, started great problems between Indians and settlers.
  • Apr 16, 1528

    Exploration of Flordia

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    Native Americans were Slaves

    Native Americans were Slaves for about 500 years

  • Smallpox wipes out millions of people, native and explorers

  • The first Thanksgiving

  • First Indian Reservations in New Haven, Connecticut

  • People started to trade black slaves for indian slaves

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    Indians fight for their Freedom

    lots of bloodshed and wars between the U.S., France, Europe and more.
    1969-first battle
    1900-last battles and indians become free.
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    Pueblo Revolt

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    French and Indian war

  • First indian slave market established on Wall Street

  • Yamasee tribes and others start to attack and kill several hundred Carolina settlers.

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    Yamasee War

  • 12 indians scalped in their sleep (first indians scalped)

  • Cheif Black Hawk born

  • The treaty of Paris

    Ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.

  • First federal treaty signed with the Delaware Indians.

  • Sacajawea born

    Was a slave untill she led Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean.

  • Cheif Crazy Horse

    A Cheif of the 1800s. All he wanted was to be left alone.

  • New Federal law prohibits the sale of liquor to Indians.

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • Lewis and Clark expedition

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    Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The goal was to explore the Missouri River to its source and establish the most direct water route to the Pacific. And also make maps and geologic observations along with details about the Native Americans there.

  • Congress passed the Indian Country Crimes Act

    provided for federal jurisdiction over crimes between non-Indians and Indians.

  • by this year more than 20,000 Native Americans have been enslaved.

  • Cheif Sitting Bull born

    Known for his strength againsed the White people he led his tribe in the Battle of Little Big Horn against General Custer. Sitting Bull completely destroyed Custer's army killing every last man.

  • U.S. Supreme Court cases change the nature of tribal sovereignty by ruling that Indian tribes were not foreign nations.

  • Black Hawk War

  • Cheif Joseph

    Tryed to take his people to Canada.

  • Now unlawful for any Indian to remain within the boundaries of the state of Florida.

  • Indian Removal Act

    Native Americans were forced to give up all land east of the Mississippi River

  • Trail of Tears

  • The Oregon Trail

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    Navajo Conflicts

    constant fighting between the Navajo and the U.S. Army
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    Sioux Wars

    Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse faught waves of settlers and prospectors, to keep their hunting grounds.
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    Apache Attacks

    Rejecting reservation life thes tribes staged hundreds of attacks on outposts.

  • U.S. passes the Homestead act opening the great planes to settlers

  • Congress passes the Homestead Act

    granted non-Indians permission to settle on Indian lands

  • Sand Creek Massacre

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    Building of the U.S. Pacific railroads

    brings settlers, Indians did not approve
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    Ute Wars

    Ute Indians hated the Whites in every way and faught them off for long periods of time.

  • The Treaty of Medicine Lodge

  • Buffalo start to become scarce after being hunted to near extinction forcing many indian tribes off their sacred lands they have lived on for generations.

  • The Mining Act passed

  • Battle of the Little Bighorn

    George A. Custer and his troops confronted Sioux warriors on the Little Bighorn River and were wiped out in the fight.

  • Sitting Bull tours with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

    First major cheif explores newer culture in their ever changing world

  • Massacre at the Wounded Knee Creek

  • Cheif Big Foot

    Led the Miniconjou band massacred at Wounded Knee on Dec, 29 1890.

  • Congressional Act

    Made School attendance for Indian Children more inforced.

  • Cheif Looking Horse

    He committed his life to working for freedom, peace, healing of his people, and the healing of Mother Earth and all her people.

  • Cheif Red Cloud

    One of the most important and influential Lakota leaders of the 19th century.
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    American Indians FREE in out country

    1900 to 2013+

  • World War I Indian Soldiers

    About 17,00 Native Americans seved in the armed forces entering the war.

  • World War II de-coders

    Indians used their complex languages to communicate secret messages over radio to aid the U.S.

  • National Congress of American Indians First meet

  • Native Americans encouraged to move into urban areas

  • At least 43,000 American Indians fought in the Vietnam War.

  • ALL indians declared official U.S. citizens and the American Indian Movement

  • BATTLE OF THE WABASH RIVER

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    King William's War

  • American Indian Religious Freedom Act passed

  • First tribe enters into the bingo gaming industry.

    They encouraged other tribes to begin gaming enterprises on reservations.

  • Indian Mineral Development Act.

    Encouraged Indian tribes to mine their lands to help them become economically self-sufficient.

  • first large casino in the United States