Little Crows War

Question 1

What act caused the Little Crow’s War?

Answer 1

Indian Appropriations Act 1861

Question 2

When was Little Crow’s War?

Answer 2

1862

Question 3

What did the Indian Appropriation Act 1861 do?

Answer 3

Authorised the creations of reservations in modern day Oklahoma.

Question 4

Little Crow agreed to move his tribe onto a reservation: terms?

Answer 4

• 1851
• $80,000

Question 5

Who was Little Crow chief of?

Answer 5

Santee Sioux

Question 6

How many Santee Sioux were starving on the reservation?

Answer 6

12,000

Question 7

Due to food stolen from reservation agency, how much land was taken to pay off depts?

Answer 7

1/2 of reservation

Question 8

What initiated Little Crows War?

Answer 8

August 1862:
- Sioux burned down agency warehouse, stole food and attacked white settlers.
- 20 settlers and soldiers killed

Question 9

How many Sioux were executed?

Answer 9

38

Question 10

Where were the Santee Sioux moved?

Answer 10

poor Crow Creek reservation
- On the Missouri River

Question 11

What happened after Sioux raided warehouse?

Answer 11

US army arrived

Question 12

Why were the Santee Sioux starved?

Answer 12

• poor land
• cutworm destroyed corn crop in 1861

Question 13

How many died at Crow Creek in the first winter?

Answer 13

400

Question 14

What occurred when the US army arrived?

Answer 14

700 settlers were killed

Question 15

What ocured after the 700 settlers were killed?

Answer 15

Huge US army arrived. Little Crow fled and 2000 Sioux Surrendered.

Question 16

How many Sioux sentenced to death, but 38 hanged?

Answer 16

400 sentenced. Abraham Lincoln commuted the sentences for most.