The Western Crossroads
The Western Crossroads
Gabrielle Arthur
12/2/2013
Hour E
I. Indian Country
Bureau of Indian Affairs- was the government agency responsible for managing American Indian issues.
The 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie had guaranteed American Indians land rights on the Great Plains
A. Year of Struggle
The army also enlisted some American Indians as scouts or as soldier struggling to perform their duties
A.1. Sand Creek
A.1.a) John M. Chivington- U.S. Army colonel arrived at the camp with 700 Colorado volunteers
A.1.b) Sand Creek Massacre-Attack by U.S Army troops in which some 200 peaceful Cheyenne were killed in Colorado
A.1.c) To end the fighting the government created a peace commission
A.1.d) The following year, in a second Treaty of Fort Laramie, the Sioux agreed to move to a reservation in the Black Hills regions of South Dakota
A.2. Little Bighorn
A.2.a) Sitting Bull-an important leader of Sioux resistance
A.2.b) Sitting Bull gained the respect of his people for his courage, wisdom, and generosity.
A.2.c) They were joined by hundreds of Americans Indians fleeing the BIA-sponsored encampment, where food was in short supply.
A.2.d) George Armstrong Custer-June 25, 1876 about 600 member of the U.S Army 7th Cavalry reached the American Indian camp
A.2.e) Battle of the Little Bighorn-Battle between U.S. soldier, led by George Armstrong Custer, and Sioux warriors; worst; U.S. Army defect in the west
A.3. The Ghost Dance
A.3.a) Wovoka-a religious movement know as the Ghost Dance
A.3.b) When the Ghost Dance spread to Standing Rock Reservation, the military ordered to arrest Sitting Bull’s cabin on December 15, 1890.
A.4. Wounded Knee
A.4.a) Massacre at Wounded Knee- U.S. Army’s killing of about 300 Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota; ended U.S. – American Indian wars on the Great Plains.
A.4.b) The incented marked the end of the bloody conflict between soldier and
Gabrielle Arthur
12/2/2013
Hour E
I. Indian Country
Bureau of Indian Affairs- was the government agency responsible for managing American Indian issues.
The 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie had guaranteed American Indians land rights on the Great Plains
A. Year of Struggle
The army also enlisted some American Indians as scouts or as soldier struggling to perform their duties
A.1. Sand Creek
A.1.a) John M. Chivington- U.S. Army colonel arrived at the camp with 700 Colorado volunteers
A.1.b) Sand Creek Massacre-Attack by U.S Army troops in which some 200 peaceful Cheyenne were killed in Colorado
A.1.c) To end the fighting the government created a peace commission
A.1.d) The following year, in a second Treaty of Fort Laramie, the Sioux agreed to move to a reservation in the Black Hills regions of South Dakota
A.2. Little Bighorn
A.2.a) Sitting Bull-an important leader of Sioux resistance
A.2.b) Sitting Bull gained the respect of his people for his courage, wisdom, and generosity.
A.2.c) They were joined by hundreds of Americans Indians fleeing the BIA-sponsored encampment, where food was in short supply.
A.2.d) George Armstrong Custer-June 25, 1876 about 600 member of the U.S Army 7th Cavalry reached the American Indian camp
A.2.e) Battle of the Little Bighorn-Battle between U.S. soldier, led by George Armstrong Custer, and Sioux warriors; worst; U.S. Army defect in the west
A.3. The Ghost Dance
A.3.a) Wovoka-a religious movement know as the Ghost Dance
A.3.b) When the Ghost Dance spread to Standing Rock Reservation, the military ordered to arrest Sitting Bull’s cabin on December 15, 1890.
A.4. Wounded Knee
A.4.a) Massacre at Wounded Knee- U.S. Army’s killing of about 300 Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota; ended U.S. – American Indian wars on the Great Plains.
A.4.b) The incented marked the end of the bloody conflict between soldier and