Native American Wars Flashcards

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Little Crow’s War

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1861 - 62

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Little Crow’s War Causes

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

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Little Crow’s War Events

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

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Little Crow’s War Consequences

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

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Cheyenne Wars

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1864 - 67

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Cheyenne Wars Causes

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Gold discovered at Pikes Peak

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

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Cheyenne Wars Events

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

Tribes united

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Cheyenne Wars Consequences

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

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Red Cloud’s War

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1866 - 68

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Red Cloud’s War Causes

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Gold discovered in the Rockies

Sioux attacked travellers searching for gold

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Red Cloud’s War Events

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More forts built

81 US soldiers surrounded and killed by 1000 Sioux

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Red Cloud’s War Consequences

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Fort Laramie Treaty 1868 - Great Sioux Reservation

Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse left the reservation

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Great Sioux War

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1876 - 77

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Great Sioux War Causes

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Gold discovered in Black Hills

Sioux refused to sell Black Hills back to US Government

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Great Sioux War Events

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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

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Great Sioux War Consequences

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

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Mormon War

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1857 - 58

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Mormon War Causes

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Mormon settlers disturbed by travellers

Persecution from travellers and Government

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Mormon War Events

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

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Mormon War Consequences

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Public opinion turned against Mormons

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Johnson County War

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1892

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Johnson County War Beginning

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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’

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Johnson County War Middle

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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

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Johnson County War End

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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

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Lincoln County War

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1878

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Lincoln County War Causes

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

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Lincoln County War Events

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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

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Lincoln County War Consequences

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Over 30 people killed

Billy the Kid on the run, killed trying to escape Lincoln County Jail in 1881

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OK Corral Gunfight

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1881

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OK Corral Gunfight Beginning

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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

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OK Corral Gunfight Middle

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