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Reservation Act
In 1834, the federal government had passed an act that designated the entire Great Plains as one enormous reservation, or land set aside for Native American tribes. -
Policies and treaties
In the 1850's however, the government changed its policy and created treaties that defined specific boundaries for each tribe. -
Massacre at Sand Creek
One of the most tragic events occured in 1864. Most of the Cheyenne, assuming they were under the potection of the U.S. government, had peacefully returned to Colorado's Sand Creek Reserve for the winter. Chivington and his troops descended on the Cheyenne and Arapaho about 200 warriors and 500 women and children camped at Sand Creek. the attack at dawn on november 29, 1864 killed over 150 inhabitants, mostly women and children. -
Death on the Boozeman Trail
In December 1866, the warrior Crazy Horse ambushed caption William J. Fetterman and his company at Lodge Trail Ridge. Over 80 soldiers were killed. Native Americans called this the battle of the Hundred Slain. Whites called it the Fetterman Massacre. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
In which the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River, was forced to the leaders of the Sioux in 1868. -
Red River War
The U.S. army responded by herding people from friendly tribes onto reservations while opening fire on all others. General Phillip Sheridan, A Union Army Veteran gave orders to' Destroy all villages and ponies, and to kill and hang all warriors, and capture all women and children" which the Army crushed resistance on the Southern Plains. -
CUSTERS!!!!! LAST STAND
Sitting Bull had a vision of men falling off horses. When Custer and his troops reached the Little Big Horn River, The Native Americans were ready for them -
The Dawes Act
In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Act aiming to 'Americanize" the Native Americans. The act broke up the reservations amd gave some of the reservation land to individual Native Americanes. -
Wounded Knee
On December 28, 1890, the Seventh Cavalry Custers old regiment rounded up about 350 starving and freezing native americans and took them to a camp at Wounded Knee Creek.
