American West War

Question 1

Little crows war - 1862

Answer 1

Causes- life for Sioux in reservations hard, government money stopped Jan 1862
Over 700 settlers killed
Oct 2000 captured Sioux
Nov 303 executed wrongly

Question 2

The Cheyenne uprising 1863

Answer 2

Causes- Cheyenne agreed to move to Sand Creek but land poor, faced starvation
Black kettle led his men out of sand creek and attacked wagons to steal food
The army launched an attack leading to massacre

Question 3

Sand creek Massacre 1864

Answer 3

Causes- Cheyenne uprising angered the army
Nov- 700 man force destoyed village,
Sioux , Arapaho, Kinura and Comanche joined Cheyenne to attack.Chivington and his men attacked the camp, hunting down men, women and children. None of the army were killed but148 of the Native Americans were slaughtered. Many women and children killed and mutilated.

Question 4

Fetterman’s Trap Dec 1866

Answer 4

Causes- Indians began to take revenge, attacked forts, harassed soldiers
2000 Indians along the road
Crazy horse and 10 decoy warriors ride.
Colonel Fetterman and his men chased after
Wiped out whole group with 40,000 arrows in total

Question 5

Red clouds war 1865-68

Answer 5

Cause- Gold rush break treaty and government fail to act
Peace talks with red cloud
Kept 4 bands together and allies fighting throughout winter
Government admit defeat and make new routes
Withdraw forts and burnt down

Question 6

Battle of little bighorn 1876

Answer 6

Custer ordered his men over the mountain and arrived early.
Crazy Horse and his army surrounded Custer and his men. They began the attack with heavy gun- and arrow-fire.
As the Native Americans closed in on Custer, he ordered his men to shoot their horses, and stack their bodies up to form a protective barrier.
Custer and his men were killed in less than an hour. It was the worst military disaster America had seen.