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Compensation Organization
An organization compensating settlers for losses resulting from Indian raids was created by Indian Commissioner Sir William Johnson. -
The Hacking in Lancaster
A troop of 50 armed men entered the Workhouse at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and hacked to death the only 14 surviving Conestoga Indians (the rest of the tribe being similarly dispensed with 13 days earlier). -
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Arikara Annihilation
Over four fifths (4/5) of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, and etc. -
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The San Diego Rebellion
Forced to labor in the mission fields and to worship according to the misssionaries' teachings, the Indians at San Diego rebelled against the Spanish, burning every building, and killing most of the inhabitants, including the mission's head priest. Thanks to a Spanish sharpshooter, the Indians were finally driven off and the Spanish retained control of their outpost. -
The Continental Congress
The Continental Congress resolved that it was "highly expedient to engage Indians in service of the United Colonies," -
An Eye for an Eye
The Cherokee Indians attacked a settlement in western North Carolina. Militia forces retaliated by destroying a nearby Cherokee village. -
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Piegan Blackfeet Pestilence
Smallpox wiped out more than half of the Piegan Blackfeet. -
The Gnadenhutten Massacre
Captain David William and about 90 volunteer militiamen slaughtered 62 adults and 34 children of the neutral, pacifist, and Christian Deleware people at Gnadenhutten, Ohio in retaliation for raids by other Indian tribes. -
The Presidio
The Presidio, overlooking San Francisco, was erected by the Spanish to subdue Indians interfering with mail transmissions along El Camino Real. -
The Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was enacted, stating "the utmost good faith shall always be observed toward the Indians... in their property, rights, and liberty they shall never be disturbed." -
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Deleware Peace(?)
First federal treaty enacted with the Deleware Indians.
