Treatment of Native Americans

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  • The Gnadenhutten Massarce

    The Gnadenhutten Massarce

    A group of militiamen from Pennsylvania killed 96 Christianized Indians, Caption David Williamson ordered the Converted Delaware's
  • The battle of Tippecanoe

    The battle of Tippecanoe

    Charismatic Shawnee war leader, tecumseh, and his brother known as the prophet, convinced Indians of various tribes
  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act

    They have institutionalized the practice of forcing Native Americans off of their ancestral lands to make way for European Settlement
  • Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

    Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

    This was a rule to keep Native Americans off of lands white Americans wish to settle
  • Mankato Executions

    Mankato Executions

    Dakotas continued raiding in which 490 settlers, mostly women and children were killed
  • On The Reservation

    On The Reservation

    December 1890, several weeks after the famed Sioux Chief sitting bull was killed while being arrested
  • Curtis Act

    Curtis Act

    Amended the Dawes Act to apply to the 5 civilized tribes as well their tribal governments were obliterated
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act

    Authorized the president to confiscate and redistribute tribal lands in the American West it explicitly sought to destroy
  • Wounded Knee

    Wounded Knee

    December several weeks after sitting bull was killed while being arrested the U.S Army's 7th Cavalry
  • U.S Indian Reorganization Act

    U.S Indian Reorganization Act

    Authorized a New deal for the Native American Indians