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Government passes an Act
The federal government passes an act that designated the entire Great Plains as one enormous reservation, or land, set aside for Native American Tribes. -
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government updates previously passed act
The government changed its policy and created treaties that defined specific boundaries for each tribe. Most native americans spurned the government treaties and continued to hunt on their traditional lands, clashing with settlers and miners, with tragic results. -
massacre against natives
in 1864, most of the cheyenne had peacefully returned to Colorado's Sand Creek Reserve for the winter. General S. R. Curtis telegraphed colonel john chivington, saying "I want no peace until the indians suffer more" Chivington and his troops descended on the Cheyenne and killed 500 women and children, and 200 warriors. -
natives strike back
in 1866, the warrior Crazy Horse ambushed Captain William J Fetterman and his company at Lodge Trail Ridge and killed over 80 soldiers. Native Americans called this the Battle of the hundred Slain. Whites called it the Fetterman Massacre. -
Treaty of Laramie
Skirmishes continued until the government agreed to close the Bozeman Trail. In return, the Treaty of Laramie was forcefully signed by the Natives. Sitting Bull ( the leader of hunkpapa sioux) never signed it, however Ogala and Brule Sioux did sign, expecting to continue using their traditional hunting grounds. later in 1868, war broke out again as the Kiowa and Comanche engaged in six years of raiding that finally led to the Red River War of 1874-1875. -
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Red River War
the Us army herded people of friendly tribes into reservations while opening fire on all others. General Philip Sheridan, a Union Army Veteran gave orders to "destroy their villages and ponies, to kill and hang all warriors, and to bring back all women and children." With such tactics, the army crushed resistance on the southern plains. -
Custers Last Stand
in early June 1876, the Sioux and Cheyenne held a sun dance, which during Sitting Bull had a vision of soldiers and some Native Americans falling from their horses. When colonel custer reached the Little bighorn river, the natives were ready for them. The natives crushed and outflanked custers troops within an hour. by late 1876, the Sioux were beaten. Sitting Bull took refuge in Canada, where they remained until 1881. -
Dawes Act
in 1887, the Dawes Act was passed to Americanize the Native Americans. this broke up reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individual Native americans. the government would give the remainder of the reservations to settlers, resulting income would be used by Native americans to buy farm implements. -
Wounded Knee
In December 1890, The Seventh Cavalry, Custers old regiment, rounded up about 350 starving and freezing Sioux and tookthem to a camp at wounded knee creek in south dakota. The next day, the soldiers demanded that the native americans give up all their weapons. A shot was fired and was unknown which side it came from, and that in turn triggered open fire with deadly canon. Within minutes, the seventh cavalry slaughtered as many as 300 mostly unarmed Native Americans, including several children.
