Native American Wars Flashcards
Little Crow’s War
1861 - 62
Little Crow’s War Causes
12,000 Sioux on a reservation
Government payments not arriving
Starvation
Little Crow’s War Events
Sioux attacked white settlers - 5 dead
Attacked Government agents and Fort Ridgely
Over 700 white settlers killed
Little Crow’s War Consequences
2000 Sioux arrested and sentenced to death
Sioux moved to another reservation with worse conditions
Nearly 400 died in the first Winter
Cheyenne Wars
1864 - 67
Cheyenne Wars Causes
Gold discovered at Pikes Peak
Government tried to move Cheyenne to a smaller reservation to make space for miners
Cheyenne Wars Events
Nov. 1864 - 1000 militia massacred a village at Sand Creek
Tribes united
Cheyenne Wars Consequences
Medicine Lodge Treaty 1867 - new reservations
Battle of Washita 1868 - Black Kettle killed
1874 - Cheyenne defeated
Red Cloud’s War
1866 - 68
Red Cloud’s War Causes
Gold discovered in the Rockies
Sioux attacked travellers searching for gold
Red Cloud’s War Events
More forts built
81 US soldiers surrounded and killed by 1000 Sioux
Red Cloud’s War Consequences
Fort Laramie Treaty 1868 - Great Sioux Reservation
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse left the reservation
Great Sioux War
1876 - 77
Great Sioux War Causes
Gold discovered in Black Hills
Sioux refused to sell Black Hills back to US Government
Great Sioux War Events
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
Great Sioux War Consequences
Public anger over Battle of Little Bighorn
May 1877 - Sitting Bull runs to Canada
May 1877 - Crazy Horse surrenders
Mormon War
1857 - 58
Mormon War Causes
Mormon settlers disturbed by travellers
Persecution from travellers and Government
Mormon War Events
Mormons attacked a wagon train of families
Killed everyone except 17 children to ensure no witnesses
Tried to cover up their involvement
Mormon War Consequences
Public opinion turned against Mormons
Johnson County War
1892
Johnson County War Beginning
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’
Johnson County War Middle
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
Johnson County War End
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
Lincoln County War
1878
Lincoln County War Causes
Murphy dominated Lincoln County - controlled businesses, rustled, controlled local law and order
Tunstall set up a rival business - supported by small ranchers
Lincoln County War Events
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
Lincoln County War Consequences
Over 30 people killed
Billy the Kid on the run, killed trying to escape Lincoln County Jail in 1881
OK Corral Gunfight
1881
OK Corral Gunfight Beginning
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
OK Corral Gunfight Middle
26th October 1881
Gunfight at 3pm
3 men dead
2 men injured
