Native American Wars

Question 1

Little Crow’s War

Answer 1

1861 - 62

Question 2

Little Crow’s War Causes

Answer 2

12,000 Sioux on a reservation
Government payments not arriving
Starvation

Question 3

Little Crow’s War Events

Answer 3

Sioux attacked white settlers - 5 dead
Attacked Government agents and Fort Ridgely
Over 700 white settlers killed

Question 4

Little Crow’s War Consequences

Answer 4

2000 Sioux arrested and sentenced to death
Sioux moved to another reservation with worse conditions
Nearly 400 died in the first Winter

Question 5

Cheyenne Wars

Answer 5

1864 - 67

Question 6

Cheyenne Wars Causes

Answer 6

Gold discovered at Pikes Peak

Government tried to move Cheyenne to a smaller reservation to make space for miners

Question 7

Cheyenne Wars Events

Answer 7

Nov. 1864 - 1000 militia massacred a village at Sand Creek

Tribes united

Question 8

Cheyenne Wars Consequences

Answer 8

Medicine Lodge Treaty 1867 - new reservations
Battle of Washita 1868 - Black Kettle killed
1874 - Cheyenne defeated

Question 9

Red Cloud’s War

Answer 9

1866 - 68

Question 10

Red Cloud’s War Causes

Answer 10

Gold discovered in the Rockies

Sioux attacked travellers searching for gold

Question 11

Red Cloud’s War Events

Answer 11

More forts built

81 US soldiers surrounded and killed by 1000 Sioux

Question 12

Red Cloud’s War Consequences

Answer 12

Fort Laramie Treaty 1868 - Great Sioux Reservation

Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse left the reservation

Question 13

Great Sioux War

Answer 13

1876 - 77

Question 14

Great Sioux War Causes

Answer 14

Gold discovered in Black Hills

Sioux refused to sell Black Hills back to US Government

Question 15

Great Sioux War Events

Answer 15

Sioux ordered to leave Black Hills
Army tried to disperse 7000 Sioux led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
June 1876 - Battle of Little Bighorn

Question 16

Great Sioux War Consequences

Answer 16

Public anger over Battle of Little Bighorn
May 1877 - Sitting Bull runs to Canada
May 1877 - Crazy Horse surrenders

Question 17

Mormon War

Answer 17

1857 - 58

Question 18

Mormon War Causes

Answer 18

Mormon settlers disturbed by travellers

Persecution from travellers and Government

Question 19

Mormon War Events

Answer 19

Mormons attacked a wagon train of families
Killed everyone except 17 children to ensure no witnesses
Tried to cover up their involvement

Question 20

Mormon War Consequences

Answer 20

Public opinion turned against Mormons

Question 21

Johnson County War

Answer 21

1892

Question 22

Johnson County War Beginning

Answer 22

1886 - big ranchers struggled through winter, small ranchers survived
Big ranchers accused the small ranchers of rustling
1889 - big ranchers start hiring contract killers to take out ‘rustlers’

Question 23

Johnson County War Middle

Answer 23

1892 - big ranchers invade Johnson County, FAIL
Attack KC Ranch
Invaders stuck at TA Ranch - 300 Johnson County residents angry
Invaders rescued by US Cavalry

Question 24

Johnson County War End

Answer 24

Court case moved to Cheyenne - big ranchers thought the jury in Johnson County would be biased towards the small ranchers
Forces small ranchers to drop charges due to high cost

Question 25

Lincoln County War

Answer 25

1878

Question 26

Lincoln County War Causes

Answer 26

Murphy dominated Lincoln County - controlled businesses, rustled, controlled local law and order Tunstall set up a rival business - supported by small ranchers

Question 27

Lincoln County War Events

Answer 27

Tunstall hired tough cowboys to run his ranch, including Billy the Kid Tunstall murdered in 1878 Counter-killings all across Lincoln County Ended with a 5 day war

Question 28

Lincoln County War Consequences

Answer 28

Over 30 people killed | Billy the Kid on the run, killed trying to escape Lincoln County Jail in 1881

Question 29

OK Corral Gunfight

Answer 29

1881

Question 30

OK Corral Gunfight Beginning

Answer 30

Earp brothers in charge of the law and order is OK Corral Clanton & Co were outlaws that the Earps didn't like Earp brothers stopped Clanton carrying a gun

Question 31

OK Corral Gunfight Middle

Answer 31

26th October 1881 Gunfight at 3pm 3 men dead 2 men injured