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Great Plains Act
The Federal government has passed an act that designated the entire Great Plains As one enormous reservation. -
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Treaties
The Government changed it policy and created treaties that defined specific boundaries for each tribe. This was not met well and the NA clashed with miners and settlers and ended very bad. -
Cheyenne
The Cheyenne native americans asumming they were under the protection of the US Government had peacefully returned to sand creek bay reserve for the winter. But General R. S. sent a telegram to the miltia saying he wanted NA's to suffer -
Crazy Horse
The warrior Crazy Horse Ambushed the captain Fetterman and his company. Over 80 soilders were killed. -
Fort Laramie Treaty
The Fort Laramie Treaty, in which the Soiux Agreed to live on the reservation by the Missouri to keep them off the Bozeman trail. -
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Red River War
The U.S. Army responded to the raiding by hearding friendly tribes on to Reservation while opening fire on all else -
Custers Last Stand
Custer attacked the Souix during their sun dance. But thanks to sitting bull and his vision they were ready for them and flanked them. -
The Dawes Act
This act was supposed to "Americanize" the NA They brake up the reservation and gave a little bit to each person. -
Wounded Knee
The &th Calvary rounded up 350 freezing NA and ask for their weapons and a shot was fired unsure of what side it was from. The Soilders open fire and killed 300 NA mostly unarmed including childeren