American West - Lesson 17: Plains Wars of the 1860s

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Year of Little Crow's War

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1862

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Treaty promising Little Crow's tribe safety, $1.4M one-time payment, and $80K yearly:

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Fort Laramie Treaty 1851

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Did the U.S. Government pay $1.4 million to Little Crow under the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851?

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False

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Year of Sand Creek Massacre

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1864

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Leader of the Plains Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre

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Black Kettle

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Treaty signed by Black Kettle after Fort Laramie, agreeing to move his tribe.

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Treaty of Fort Wise 1861

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Warrior Brotherhood that attacked US Settlers instead of following Black Kettle to Sand Creek.

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Dog Soldiers

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Soldier sent by the governor to attack Little Crow's Tribe at Sand Creek in retaliation for Dog Soldiers' attacks.

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Colonel Chivington

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Soldiers in the Sand Creek attack?

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700

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Plains Indians massacred in Sand Creek Massacre

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130