Western Migration
Gabriel Abbate
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California Gold Rush & Comstock Lode
The discovery of gold and silver brought people to the west in search of a fortune.
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Indian Wars
Sand Creek Massacre
In 1861 the U.S. Army responded to a group of Cheyenne Indians raiding several white settlers by killing 270 Native Americans, who were mostly women and children.
Custer's Last Stand
In 1876, General George Custer led a surprise attack on the Sioux at Little Big Horn. Custer and his men were killed.
Wounded Knee
After U.S troops witnessed Native Americans practicing Ghost Dance ritual, they became afraid it was a call to war. The U.S. Army responded to the threat by attempting to arrest Sitting Bull, who was the leader of the Sioux, which got him killed. They continued by killing 150 Native Americans who were mostly unarmed.
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The Dawes Act
1887
The Dawes Act was originally meant to give Native Americans ownership of family land by abolishing tribal organizations and separating reservation lands for individual families, but it just took away more of their culture.
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Century Of Dishonor
In 1881, Helen Hunt Jackson published The Century Of Dishonor, a book that revealed the shameful way Native Americans were treated.