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The Governments Restricts Native Americans
The federal government had passed an act that designated the entire Great Plains as one enormous resevation, or land set aside for Native Americans. -
The Government Restricts Native Amerians
The Government changed its policy and created treaties that defined specific boundaries for each tribe. -
Massacare of Sand Creek
One of the most tragic events occurred in 1864. The Cheyenne had peacefully returned to Colorado's Sand Creek Reserve for thewinter. General Chivington and his troops descended on the Cheyenne and Araphao-about 200 warriors and 500 Children camped at Sand Creek. The attack happend over night and killed over 150 inhabitants. -
Death on the Bozeman Trail
The Sioux chief, Red Cloud, had unsuccefully appealed to the government to end white settlement on the trail. The warrior Crazy Horse ambushed Captian William J. Fetterman and his company at Lodge Trail Ridge. Over 80 Soldiers were killed. Native Americans called this fight the Battle of the Hundred Slains. The Whietes called it the Fetterman Massacre. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
The Treaty of Fort Laramine, in which the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri river, was forcedon the leaders of the Sioux in 1868. -
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Red river War
In late 1868, war broke out again as the kiowa abd Chomanche engaged in six years of raiding that finally led to the Red River War. U.S. Army responded by hearding the people of friendly triebes onto reservation while opening fire on all others, -
Glod Rush
In 1874, when Colonel George A. Custer reported that the Balck Hills had gold, "from the grass roots down", a gold rush was on. -
Custers Last Stand
In early June 1876, the Sioux and Cheynne held a sun dance, during which Sitting Bull had a vision of soldiers and some Native Americans falling from their horses. The Sioux were beaten in a battle. -
The Dawes Act
In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Act aiming to ''Americanize'' the Native Americans. The act broke up reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individual Native americans. -
The Battle of Wonded Knee
The Seventh Cavalary-Custer's old regiment-rounded up about 350 starving and freezing Sioux and took them to a cam at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. The next day, the soldiers demanded that the Native Americans give up all their weapons. A shot wasfired. The soldiers opened fire with deadly cannon.
