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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
Was a surprise attack on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans on their land at Sand Creek in Southeastern Colorado killing 160 people that were mainly women and children. -
Sioux Treaty of 1868
Treaty that was established to bring peace between the whites and the Sioux who agreed to settle within the Black Hills reservation in the Dakota Territory. -
Dawes Act
This Act allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands. -
The Ghost Dance
A spiritual movement founded by Wovoka who had a vision that God spoke to him and showed him a bountiful land of love and peace. -
Wounded Knee
involved nearly three hundred Lakota people shot and killed by soldiers of the United States Arm