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1851 to the 1860s: American Indians were placed on reservations
1863: Navajo Long Walk
1864: Sand Creek Massacre
1875: Black Hills Gold Rush
1876: The Battle of Little Bighorn
1887: Dawes General Allotment Act
1890: Death of Sitting Bull
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^^In the 1800s the government set aside native american territory in the great plains^^
^^By the 1850s the gold rush and railroads brought more settlers and natives were pushed onto reservations^^
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^^What triggered the Sand Creek Massacre →Sioux being pushed off their land^^
^^Plain Indians Response→A few hundred people were killed. Plain Indians joined to repel white settlement^^
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Canada (like the US) was slowly cutting down the amount of land/resources they were given
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^^Ghost Dance→A dance done to inspire and bring hope to Native American people^^
^^The US was afraid that the Ghost Dance would start up a new conflict^^
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^^Native American history was slowly being erased→unable to pass down stories^^
^^Sioux: fought back^^
^^Nez Perce: retreated^^
^^Both: forced to relocate (multiple times)^^
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