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St. Clair's Defeat
Northwest Territorial Governor Arthur St. Clair has a leading a punitive expedition against the Native Americans of the Ohio Valley. He was very suprised when he was involved in an early morning attack. His force of 1,400 men suffers more than 900 casualties. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
General William Henry Harrison leads a force of 1,000 men against an Native American encampment. Harrison`s men dafeated a coalition of northwestern tribes forged by Tecumseh and his brother. -
Cherokee Law Against Land Sales
There is a new law and it says that it`s a capital offense to sell Cherokee land without the consent of the national counci. The one who made this law was the Cherokee leader Major Ridge. -
Major Ridge Sells Cherokee Land
Major Ridge sells all of the Cherokees' territories to the U.S. for $4.5 million. -
Trail of Tears
The first party of Cherokees that had resisted removal begins the march westward to their new lands in present-day Oklahoma along the later-named Trail of Tears. -
Sand Creek Massacre
U.S. Cavalry led by Colonel John Chivington slaughter at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho (largely women and children) in what becomes known as the "Sand Creek Massacre" in Colorado Territory.