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The Great Plains Reservation
Federal gvt. passes an act that makes the entire Great Plains one large reservation. -
Separate Reservations
Gvt. policy changes and specific reservation boundaries were assigned to each tribe. -
Massacre at Sand Creek
General S. R. Curtus sent his men to wipe out theCheyenne and Arapaho tribes camping at Sand Creek, CO. Over 150 Native Americans were killed. -
Battle of the Hundred Slain / Fetterman Massacre
Crazy Horse ambushed Capitail William J. Fetterman and his men at Lodge Trail Ridge. Over 80 soldiers were killed. The conflict was the result of the Bozeman Trail which angered the Native Americans because it went through their land. -
Raid
Kiowa and Comanche tribes enguage in 6 years of raiding. -
Red River War
The Red River War begins after six years of raids. -
Custer's Last Stand
The Sioux and Cheyenne tribes take on General Custer and his men at Little Big Horn. Custer and all of his men died. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act is passed, trying to "Americanize" the Native Americans. Most of this was done by offering land to them. If they refused, the land went to settlers. -
The Battle of Wounded Knee
The 7th Calvary rounded up approximately 350 Sioux indians and took them to a camp at Wounded Knee. The Native Americans were later ordered to give up their weapons. A shot was fired, and the Calvary soldiers slaughtered about 300 Native Americans. This event brought the Indian wars to an end.
