indian wars Flashcards

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when was little crows war
what were 2 reasons for it

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1862
reservations weren’t big enough or good for farming so people started to starve and diseases spread
warriors launched raids by stealing from the agency

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when was sand creek massacre
what were 2 reasons why it started

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1864
gold found and white prospectors come to Plains Indians land
governor wants to kill hostile plains indians

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when was red clouds war
and 2 reasons why it happened

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1866 - 1868
it was discovered that forts were built on the trail and that plains indians group together ready to fight

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when was president grants peace policy and fort laramie treaty
2 reasons why it started

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1868
success of red clouds war infuriated the white settlers
tensions on reservations

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what was the event of little crows war

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civil war. little crow (person) launches an attack on store houses, the warriors end up killing 600 people

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what was the event of sand creek massacre

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chivington raids plains indians camp they surrender yet US army still kills and mutilates 130 Plains Indians (Cheyenne people)

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2 imapcts of red clouds war

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plains indians win
agreement of 2nd fort laramie treaty, great sioux reservations established

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what was the event of red clouds war

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US army fight. up to 3000 plains indian sioux trap US army in forts - this is the fetterman trap, named after william fetterman

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what was the event of president grants peacy policy and fort laramie treaty

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creation of the sioux reservations peacy policy

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2 imapcts of little crows war

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400 warriors put on trail, 38 executed
little crow was killled he was the organiser/ leader

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2 impacts of sand creek massacre

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word spreads and young soldiers start attacking
US break the treaty and indians move to an even smaller and restricted reservation

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2 impacts of president grants peace policy and fort laramie treaty

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sioux move to black hills, dakota
US policy to treating plains indians like family

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