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The Government Restricts Native Americans
In 1834, the federal government had passed an act that designated the entire great plains as one enormous reservation. -
Government changes Policy
In 1850, the government changed the policy and created many treaties that defined specific boundaries for each tribe. -
Massacre at sand creek
In 1864, one of the most tragic events had occurred. Most of the Cheyenne had peacefully returned to Colorado's sand creek reserve for the winter. chivington and his troops desended on the cheyenne and killed over 150 of them. -
Death on the Bozman Trail
In 1866, the warrior who's name was Crazy Horse had ambushed Captain William J. Fetterman and his company at Lodge Trail Ridge, and killed ove 80 soldiers. -
Treaty signed
in this year there was a treaty called the Treaty of Fort Laramie to which the souix agreed to live on a resevation -
gold rush
in 1874, within for years of the treaty of fort lamarie mines began searching the black hills for gold and they found a ton of it. this started the black hills gold rush -
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Red River war
in 1874 and 1875 the red river war broke out. the united states responded to this war by hearding the people of the friendly tribes onto reservations while opening fire on all others. -
Custers last stand
in 1876, the soiux had held a sun dance, while sitting bull had a visin of soldiers and some native Americans falling from there horses. when Custer arrived the native americans were ready for them. -
The daws act
in 1887, congress passed the dawes act aimig to americanize the native ameicans. the act broke up the resevatin and gave some of the reservation to individual natives. -
the battle of wounded knee
in the 1890's, the seventh calvary ronded up abot 350 starving soiux and took them to a camp at wounded knee in south Dakota. a shot was fired and the American armyopened up on the native americans.
