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Treaty of Fort Wayne
Through this treaty the United States acquired 2.5 million acres of land in what is now Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio -
Petoria war
A war between the US army and the Potwawotami/Kickapoo -
Creek War
Andrew Jackson fought creek raiders in georgia -
Seminole War
The Seminole, defending runaway slaves in Florida, also fought Andrew Jackson's force -
Indiana Becomes a State
Indiana is granted statehood and is no longer a territory -
Arikara War
Arikara warriors attacked a trapping expedition in south dakota and the us army retaliated -
Winnebago War
an armed conflict between the Winnebago and the U.S. army in Wisconson, a precursor to the black hawk war -
Start of trail of tears
The passage of the Indian removal act of 1830 allowed Andrew Jackson to begin moving natives from their homelands to Oklahoma despite protests from the supreme court -
Black Hawk War
A conflict between the us and the sac and fox tribes, led by chief black hawk in northern Illinois and southern wisconson -
Treaty of New Echota
a treaty that traded away 7 million acres of Cherokee land for only 5 million dollars -
Second Seminole War
Under Chief Osceola, the Seminole once again opposed the U.S. army, fighting for their land in Florida everglades -
Comanche War
Various conflicts with the Comanche in texas -
Creek War of 1836
a rebellion of the remaining creeks not forced onto reservation when the states abolished tribal governments -
Osage War
some skirmishes with the osage in missouri -
Cherokee War
a conflict between the Cherokee, Kickapoo, and Shawnee Indians and settlers in Northeast Texas -
Establishment of the Oregon Trail
the roughly 2000 mile route from independence Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon, was established around this time -
Cayuse War
A conflict between the Cayuse and white settlers in Oregon and Washington territory -
Gold Found in sacramento valley
This was the start of the first major gold rush in the us -
Navajo Conflicts
Many minor conflicts between the Navajo and the us army in the Arizona and New Mexico area -
Mariposa War
a conflict between miners arriving in California for the gold rush and the Paiute and the Yokut tribes -
California Becomes a State
california was granted statehood -
Walker War
a conflict between the mormons and the ute that began when the Mormons began settling on ute hunting grounds -
Sioux War
a conflict in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, between the native sioux under sitting bull and crazy horse, opposing the flood of white settlers -
Snake River War
fighting at the junction of the Tucannon River and the Snake River in washington -
Klickitat War
a conflict between white settlers and the Klickitat and Cascade Indians along the Columbia river -
Third Seminole War
The final stand of the seminole under chief billy bowlegs against the us army in the Florida everglades -
Rouge River War
a small conflict in the Rogue River Valley in Oregon between natives and white settlers, eventually forming into open warfare -
Yakima War
a conflict over land rights involving the Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Klickitat, the leader, chief Leschi, was executed -
Klamath and Salmon Indian Wars
a conflict in Klamath County, California between local miners and the Yurok and Karok tribes -
Coeur d’Alene War
the second phase of the Yakima war with the Coeur d’Alene, Spokane, Palouse, and Northern Paiute tribes against the us army in the Washington and Idaho areas -
Mendocino War
a conflict between natives and settlers in california -
Oregon Becomes a State
oregon gains statehood -
Pyramid Lake War
a conflict between the Northern Paiute, along with some Shoshone and Bannock, and the us military in nevada -
California Indian Wars
skirmishes by the us millitary against the Hupa, Wiyot, Yurok, Tolowa, Nomlaki, Chimariko, Tsnungwe, Whilkut, Karuk, and Wintun natives in what is now california -
Fort Laramie Treaty
a treaty stating that “henceforth, no Indian nation or tribe...shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation" -
Navajo Wars
a conflict in arizona and new mexico ending with the long walk of the navajo -
Sioux War of 1862
skirmishes in the southern quarter of minnesota resulting in the largest mass execution in us history with 38 sioux being hanged at the same time -
Cheyenne War of 1864
the Cheyenne and Arapaho were suffering under the terrible conditions in their reservations and began raiding stagecoaches along the Oregon trail -
Colorado War
Clashes on Colorado's eastern plains between the Cheyenne and Arapaho, and the U.S. army -
Snake War
a conflict between the us millitary and the Paiute and Shoshoni(called snakes by settlers), in Oregon, Idaho, and california -
Apache Wars
the beginning of a long running conflict between the apache tribe and the us army in new mexico -
Hualapai or Walapais War
a conflict between the white settlers in Arizona and the Hualapai natives -
Utah’s Black Hawk War
Rougly 150 battles between the Ute, Paiute, and Navajo natives and the Mormon settlers -
Ute Wars
a series of conflicts between the ute and the Mormon settlers -
Red Cloud's War
the Lakota under chief red cloud, conducted a series of massively successful raids on the us army, -
Comanche Campaign
Major General Philip Sheridan instituted a winter campaign to root out natives in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas -
Beginning of the Transcontinental Railroad
construction begins on the transcontinental railroad -
Chinese massacre of 1871
a racial massacre that occured in los Angeles california -
Modoc War
a conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between a group of natives led by Captain Jack and Major General Edward Canby, who was the only general killed in the Indian wars, Capitan jack was hanged for the killing -
Red River War
a war between the Arapaho, Comanche, Cheyenne, and Kiowa tribes, and William T. Sherman in northern texas -
Black Hills War or the Sioux War of 1876
a new conflict between the Lakota under sitting bull and crazy horse with the us after repeated violations of the treaty of fort laramie -
Battle of Little Bighorn
the Sioux and Cheyenne under Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated and killed George Armstrong custer -
End of trail of tears
the forced migration of many native tribes is completed in this period -
Nez Perce War
a conflict in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, between the nez pierce and the 1st us cavalry -
Bannock War
a conflict in southern Idaho between the Bannock and Paiute, and the us millitary -
Cheyenne War
A conflict between the United States armed forces and a small group of Cheyenne families -
White River War
a war between the ute and the us military in Colorado and Utah -
Sheepeater War
a conflict between the us military and the Idaho Western Shoshone throughout idaho -
2nd Ute War
a conflict in the red canyon between Major T. T. Thornburgh with 200 soldiers and the ute -
Chinese Exclusion Act Passed
This act essentially prohibits chinese laborers from emigrating to the us -
Lowest population numbers of the american buffalo
At this point there were rougly 325 American buffalo left in the U.S., they have since recovered -
Surrender at Skeleton Canyon
A force of 40 Apache and Geronimo approached General nelson miles and surrendered, ending the apache wars -
Ghost Dance War
an armed conflict between the us military and the religious movement known as ghost dance, resulting in the wounded knee massacre -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Sitting Bull's half brother, Big Foot, and 200 sioux were killed by the us 7th cavalry -
Gold discovered in Klondike
This was the start of the second gold rush, this time in alaska -
Battle of Leech Lake
Widely considered the last conflict of the "Indian Wars"