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The Gnadenhutten Massacre
A group of militiamen from Pennsylvania killed 96 Christianized Indians. Captain David Williamson ordered the converted Delaware's. -
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
They have institutionalized the practice of forcing Native Americans off of their ancestral lands to make way for European settlement. -
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851
This was a rule to keep Native Americans off of lands white Americans wish to settle. -
Mankato Executions
Dakotas continued raiding, in which 490 settlers,, mostly women and children, were killed. -
On The Reservation
In December 1890, several weeks after the famed Sioux Chief Sitting Bull was killed while being arrested. -
Curtis Act
Amended the Dawes Act to apply to the 5 civilized tribes as well. Their tribal governments were obliterated. -
The Dawes Act
The act authorized the president to confiscate and redistribute tribal lands in the American West. It explicitly sought to destroy. -
Wounded Knee
In December, several weeks after Sitting Bull was killed while being arrested. The U.S Army's 7th Cavalry. -
U.S Indian Reorganization Act
Authorized a "New Deal" for the Native American Indians.