Pre 1865: Native Americans
positive negative
fort laramie treaty 1851 california gold rush 1849
thomas fitzpatrick (indian agent)- wanted tribes to sign white settlers were stealing indians land
a treaty agreeing to keep to certain areas of the plains, fort laramie treaty 1851
so that the oregon trail could be kept open and safe government would be able to open up former indian land
terms of the treaty- gave them land along the rockies, for white settlers
government protection and 50,000 dollars per year for terms of the treaty- the land that was given to them
10 years wasn’t going to last forever even though they had been
told different
if tribes were separated, it would be easier to force one
group to give up its land in colorado
miners and settlers began to move onto indian lands in
kansas
railroad companies demanded the removal of indians and
their buffalos so they could build railroads across the
plains
fort lyon treaty 1861 fort lyon treaty 1861
indians resisted the attempts of white people to take government officials forced them to abandon claims to
the land that they had been given the land given to them in the fort laramie treaty 1851
sand creek massacre 1864 sand creek massacre 1864
indians fought back after the massacre black kettle- cheyenne chief, tried to negotiate peace but
peace commission- from the government, temporary governor of colorado refused to accept his surrender or
peace was brought to south-western plains end the wars
tribes supported themselves through their traditional way of 1000 volunteers under chivington charged into the
life; eg buffalos cheyenne camp and took over the indians completely
peace commission- was temporary
positive negative
fort laramie treaty 1851 california gold rush 1849
thomas fitzpatrick (indian agent)- wanted tribes to sign white settlers were stealing indians land
a treaty agreeing to keep to certain areas of the plains, fort laramie treaty 1851
so that the oregon trail could be kept open and safe government would be able to open up former indian land
terms of the treaty- gave them land along the rockies, for white settlers
government protection and 50,000 dollars per year for terms of the treaty- the land that was given to them
10 years wasn’t going to last forever even though they had been
told different
if tribes were separated, it would be easier to force one
group to give up its land in colorado
miners and settlers began to move onto indian lands in
kansas
railroad companies demanded the removal of indians and
their buffalos so they could build railroads across the
plains
fort lyon treaty 1861 fort lyon treaty 1861
indians resisted the attempts of white people to take government officials forced them to abandon claims to
the land that they had been given the land given to them in the fort laramie treaty 1851
sand creek massacre 1864 sand creek massacre 1864
indians fought back after the massacre black kettle- cheyenne chief, tried to negotiate peace but
peace commission- from the government, temporary governor of colorado refused to accept his surrender or
peace was brought to south-western plains end the wars
tribes supported themselves through their traditional way of 1000 volunteers under chivington charged into the
life; eg buffalos cheyenne camp and took over the indians completely
peace commission- was temporary
