Red Cloud's War

Question 1

Date:

Answer 1

1866 - 1868

Question 2

Causes:

Answer 2

Bozeman Trail cut through Sioux hunting grounds.
- Broke Fort Laramie Treaty (1851)
Gold discovered in Montana 1862

Question 3

Who was involved?

Answer 3

Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull

Question 4

How many men did the Sioux have?

Answer 4

3,000

Question 5

When did the US government start discussions with Indians?

Answer 5

1866

Question 6

What was Red Cloud’s reaction to forts being built on Indian lands?

Answer 6

He stormed out of discussions with Indians

Question 7

What did Red Cloud do to prevent the trail from being used?

Answer 7

besieged Fort Kearney

Question 8

When was the Fetterman Massacre?

Answer 8

December 1866

Question 9

What was the Fetterman Massacre?

Answer 9

Captain William Fetterman and 80 soldiers rode into a Sioux trap of 1000 warriors. All massacred and scalped.
Sioux then blockaded the Bozeman Trail.

Question 10

Consequences of Red Cloud’s War?

Answer 10

Second Fort Laramie Treaty (1868)

Question 11

Second Fort Laramie Treaty (1868)

Answer 11

• Government agreed to close the Bozeman trail and forts
• Red Cloud would move his people to the Great Sioux Reservation in Dakota

Question 12

Who liked and disliked the Second Fort Laramie Treaty?

Answer 12

Red Cloud - Liked
Sitting Bull - Disliked
Crazy Horse - Disliked