Making of america- The indian wars Flashcards
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Why were reservation policies created?
By the 1860s the plains were being viewed as potentially usable land for white settlement
The transcontinental railroad disrupted native American hunting grounds and led to growing tensions
The settlement of Colorado and the plains after the pike’s peak gold rush led to conflict over land and resources
The government began a policy of moving native Americans on to reservations
What were the causes of the Little crow’s war?
- Little crown had signed a reservation agreement in 1861 in return for supplies from the US government
- When the Dakota were starving in 1862, the reservation agent refused to open up the emergency stores
What were the events of the little crow’s war?
In the summer of 1862, Little crown led his warriors and attacked white farms and settlements in Minnesota, they killed around 500 settlers
The minnesota militia attacked all dakota in the area, whether they had taken part or not. They took everyone to prison camps
What was the aftermath of Little Crow’s war?
On 26 December 1862, 38 Dakota were publicly hanged, while hundred more were sent to prison. Some white settlers were angry that so many sioux had been spared
The remaining sioux were forced to move to a reservation in dakota and many starved
What were the causes of red clouds war?
In 1851, the lakota had signed a treaty with the US government who promised to respect Lakota lands
In 1862, gold was discovered on the Lakota reservation and miners began pouring in along the bozeman trail
Red cloud of the lakota led attacks against some of the miners
The us government began setting up army forts on lakota lands
What were the events of Red Cloud’s War?
Between 1866 and 68, Red cloud and his warriors fought the US army
Eventually the government was forced to admit defeat
What was the aftermath of Red Cloud’s war?
The government signed another treaty at fort Laramie in 1868 giving more land to the Lakota Sioux and promised that no settlers would enter the lands without permission
What were the causes of the great Sioux war?
Gold was discovered in the black hills of dakota in 1874
The government tried to buy the black hills from the sioux but the hills were sacred
The US government ordered all sioux to come back from their hunting grounds by 1876
By spring, a band led by sitting bull had not returned so the army was sent to bring them back
What were the events of The great Sioux war?
On 25 june 1876, General Custer found Sitting Bull’s camp
Custer and his 210 cavalrymen attacked the 6000-strong camp
It took just a few minuted for Custer’s soldier’s to be defeated
What was the aftermath of the Great Sioux War?
Although sitting bull won, the US army kept chasing him and the other Sioux
All Sioux bands were rounded up by the army, even if they had nothing to do with the fighting
Eventually the Sioux were forced to sell their land and were moved to smaller reservations
