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Apache Timespan
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Naming the Apache
first known use of the word Apache, by Spanish governor of New Mexico -
Pueblo Revolt
Pueblo Revolt (Apaches and Navajos help Pueblo Indians rebel from Spaniards)
This was a fight over unfair taxation. -
U.S. Allies with Apaches
1846—US General Kearny, marching to California, allies Apaches against Mexican armed forces -
Apache war
beginning of the Apache Wars
Cochise was accused of kidnapping a white child; both his followers and US soldiers took and
executed hostages—some of the Apache hostages who were killed, by a force
commanded by Lieutenant Bascom were Cochise' relatives -
Apache War
beginning of the Apache Wars
Cochise was accused of kidnapping a white child; both his followers and US soldiers took and
executed hostages—some of the Apache hostages who were killed, by a force
commanded by Lieutenant Bascom were Cochise' relatives -
Medicine Lodge
“Medicine Lodge” treaty, giving Apaches (and other tribes) land in western Oklahoma -
Peace Policy
1870—President Grant's Peace Policy
promoted moving American Indians onto reservations
invited many Indian chiefs to Washington, D.C.
Allowed religious organizations to nominate regional directors of Indian affairs (instead of
allowing generals to do the job) -
Dawes Act
Dawes Act terminated, at the recommendation of a federal commission that detailed many
problems with it, including depriving Native Americans of their land.