The Indian Wars Flashcards

1
Q

Where did Little Crow’s band of Sioux live?

A

Minnesota

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2
Q

What was the land in Minnesota like?

A

Wooded, fertile, rivers, good climate

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3
Q

What did Little Crow agree with the US government in 1851?

A

To give up most of their land in return for money/supplies

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4
Q

Why did the US government fail to give Little Crow all the money which they had promised?

A

The Indians owed money to US traders and they were told that this must be paid back first

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5
Q

Why were many Sioux starving by 1862?

A

Their crops had failed and the US government did not make the yearly payments on time

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6
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What actions were taken by the warrior brotherhood in 1862?

A

Attacked and raided an agency warehouse for food, attacked settlers and US soldiers; 600 dead

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7
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What actions did the US army take against Little Crows’ men?

A

Attacked, arrested and executed 38 Indians

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8
Q

What were the results of Little Crow’s war?

A

Forced to move to a small reservation in South Dakota; dry, infertile land

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9
Q

What happened to Little Crow?

A

Shot by a bounty hunter; scalped and beheaded

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10
Q

Why did settlers start to cross Cheyenne and Araphaho land in Colorado by 1864?

A

Gold was discovered

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11
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What happened to the Black Kettle camp set up at Sand Creek?

A

Colonel Chivington led 700 US cavalry troops to attack the Plains Indians

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12
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How many Indians died at Sand Creek?

A

130 men, women, children and babies

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13
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What did US soldiers do to the dead bodies?

A

They were scalped and mutilated; body parts were displayed in local saloon

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14
Q

What were the terms of the 1867 treaty which the Plains Indians were forced to sign?

A

They were moved to a small reservation within Colorado.

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15
Q

What was the cause of Red Cloud’s War of 1866-68?

A

Gold prospectors were crossing through Indian land along the Bozeman trail, breaking the treaty of Fort Laramie of 1861

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16
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Why did Red Cloud fall out with the US government?

A

During discussions, he learnt that the US army already had the materials to build another two forts along the Bozeman trail

17
Q

What actions did Red Cloud and the other supporting Plains Indians take?

A

They attacked soldiers and other workers building the forts; they killed all 80 of Captain Fetterman’s men, known as Fetterman’s trap

18
Q

What were the terms of the Second Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868?

A

Us government agreed to close the Bozeman Trail; in return, Red Cloud agreed to take his people to a reservation in Dakota - the Great Sioux Reservation