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Native American Wars

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Sand Creek Massacre: Colonel J. Chivington led 1000 men and attacked NA in Sand Creek. However, they thought there was a peace treaty was in place.
29th November 1864
Little Crow's war
1861-1862
Cut worms destroyed Santee Sioux crops
1861
Government annuity doesn't arrive
1862
4 Santee Sioux kill 5 white settlers
17th August 1862
Little Crow storms Indian Agency 20 dead and 45 soldiers ambushed
18th August 1862
Little Crow leads a failed attack on Fort Ridgely an New Ulm
September 1862
Cheyenne Wars
1864-1867
Cheyenne Kiowa and Arapaho began attacking miners
1861
Gold was discovered in Colorado
1859
Fort Wise Treaty: Cheyenne and Arapaho are to move to a reservation in east Colorado
1861
The Medicine Lodge Treaty: Relocates the NA to a new reservation
1867
Red Cloud's War
1866-1868
Gold was discovered in the Rocky Mountains, Montana
1862
The Gov tried to negotiate with Red Cloud - BUT built forts behind their backs along the illegal Bozeman Trail. Red Cloud storms out.
Red Cloud sieges these forts.
1866
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