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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers the New World
Christopher Columbus discovers the New World on the 3rd of auggest 1492. This effects Native americans because now Eupoeans have found this land and will change where they live.
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Jan 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztecs
Herman Cortes Conquring the Aztecs was an very iportant event in Native American history because the Aztecs were a prominet Native Americn tribe at the time and many of the Aztecs were killed. http://www.livescience.com/39238-hernan-cortes-conqueror-of-the-aztecs.html -
Jan 1, 1552
Bartolome de Las Casas Criticizes the Spanish
Bartolome de Las Casas, a spanish priest, was an historian and advocate for Native American Rights. He wanted to give the Indians a safe place in Spain he had to find some way to convert the indians to Vhristanity without tourcher and murder though. He also obtained a royal decree in Spain prohibiting the use of slavery in Peru. http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?action=read&artid=444 -
Founding of Jamestown
The founding of Jamestown was important to the Native Americans timeline bacuse it was one of the first times Indians and The Enlgish encounterd each other and traded, battled and more. http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/history-jamestown/ -
King Philip’s War
Sometimes called the First Indian War. King Philips War was and armed conflict between Native Americans and the New England. This event effected the Native Americans because it was the last major effort of the Native Americans to drive out the New England setelers. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/king-philips-war -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacons Rebellion affected the Native Americans because the rebellion happend when Berkeley failed to address the damands of saftey of the colonists. The Colonists rose up and attacked the indians and chased Berkeley out of Jamestown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_Rebellion -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war also known as Seven Years War, was the North AMerican conflict between Great Britain and France. It affected the Native Americans because it was fought on their land and hurt their rescources, numbers, etc. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war -
Pontiac’s War
Pontiac's War happend when the Native American tibes mostly from the Great Lake Regions, the Illinois country, and Ohio country, they were disstisfiedwith the British and grouped up to drive the Brittish out the Native Americans were unable to drive the Brittish away in the end. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac%27s_War -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 Affected the Indians because it ended the French and Indian war, The Proclamantaion was meant to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France, In terms francegave up all of their teritorys in North Americas and allowing the British to expand more into Native American teritorys. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris -
Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville was a peace treaty between the United Sates of America and some tribes of Native Americans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Greenville_(1814) -
Louisiana Purchase
The lousiana purchase affected the Native Americans because it was a large portion of land whre many tribes of Native Americans live, they were forced to give up there lifestyle and were foribly removed from their lands. http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Expadition had explored many new regions in North America and over the course of the expadition Lewis and Clark came into contact with 50 Native American Tribes. They would tell each tribe that their territory was not actually theirs. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/ -
Tecumseh and The Prophet
Tecumseh was a Native American leader of Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy, which was opposed to the United States. The prophet advocated a return of the Shawnee and other American Indians to their ancestral lifestyle and rejection of the colonists and Americans . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh -
Creek War
The Creek War was a war between the upper creeks and the American and British. Different tribes joind the Brtish and the Americans and fought along side them. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1820 -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was passed by Conress under president Andrew Jackson, the law authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes for the removal of the federal territory wet of the mississippi river. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Removal_Act -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia effected the Indians by constituting the Cherokee Indians a nation holding dstinct soverign powers. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832 -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was part of Jacksons Indian Removal Act when they had t give up their ands to the east of the Mississippi. The Cerokee called this the Trail of Tears. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html -
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail cut through land of oth the Cheyene and the Pawnee, the emigrants worried about both tibes as they went through the trail but attacks never came. http://www.america101.us/trail/Native.html -
Gold discovered in California
Because gold wa dicovered in California the Americans moved and and the bulk of indians were killed in California. http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjh/marneyg/03-04_Plains-Projects/Gray_04_goldrush.htm -
Passage of the Homestead Act
After this Act was passed it stiped the Indians of what little reservation land they had to themselves and ended up hurting them very much since they now had nothing to them. http://ushistoryscene.com/article/1862-homestead-act/ -
Sand Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek Massecre was a massecre on the Cheyenee and Arapaho Indian villages. over two-thirds of the populaton was slauterd. http://www.historynet.com/sand-creek-massacre -
Diminished Buffalo Herds
When the Buffalo herds diminished the Indians also diminished as the indians relied on the buffalo for many different things such as religious practices, housing, and food, the buffalo were a big part of their survival. http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/05/09/genocide-other-means-us-army-slaughtered-buffalo-plains-indian-wars-30798 -
Gold in the Black Hills, and the Ft. Laramie Treaty
The Blak Hills were set aside for the Sioux people as a sacred land untill gold was fond there and and U.S. confiscated the and for themselves. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/sioux.html -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Indians wipe out Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and his 7th Cavelry at the battle of little big horn they resisted the attempt at enclosing thier people at reservations. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indians-defeat-custer-at-little-big-horn -
Nez Perce War
The Nez perce war was a conflict beween several bands of the Nez perce tribes and their allies againsed te United States. The United States wanted the Indians to give p their ancestral lands and move to a reservation in Idaho. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nez_Perce_War