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The Gnadenhutten Massacre
A group of militiamen killed 96 Christianized Delaware Indians -
The Creek War
An inter-tribal conflict among Creek Indians between 1813-1814 -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Allowed the practice of forcing Indians off their lands to make room for the European settlers. -
Indian Appropriations Act of 1851
Created the establishment of reservations in Oklahoma and gave the idea of other states creating reservations. -
Little Crow War of 1862
Dakota Sioux people killed 490 settlers, mostly women and children. President lincoln sent soldiers to fight with them after this. -
The Sand Creek Massacre
a surprise attack on Cheyennes and Arapahos on their reservation at Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado killing 160 people that were mainly women and children. -
Sioux Treaty of 1868
This was a treaty to bring peace between the white people and the Sioux tribe. -
Dawes Act of 1887
Authorized government to take and redistribute tribal lands in the West. -
The Ghost Dance
During a solar eclipse, Wovoka, a shaman of the Northern Paiute tribe, had a vision of a god. he claimed the god showed him a land of love and peace. He then created the Ghost Dance as a spiritual movement. -
Wounded Knee
US 7th Cavalry Regiment surrounded Sioux Indians near Wounded Knee Creek. US soldiers opened fire on the Sioux, massacring hundreds of men, women, and children