The Sand Creek Massacre
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- The Sand Creek Massacre (1864)
- Causes
- Fort Laramie Treaty promised Cheyenne and Arapaho large ares of land
- 1858 gold prospectors began crossing this land
- Demanded Indians be moved onto reservations
- 1858 gold prospectors began crossing this land
- 1861 Treaty of Fort Wise
- Arapaho and Cheyenne chiefs agreed to move onto reservation
- Many young warriors (Dog Soldiers) refused the treaty
- remained on old lands leading to many conflicts between them and prospectors
- Many young warriors (Dog Soldiers) refused the treaty
- Arapaho and Cheyenne chiefs agreed to move onto reservation
- Fort Laramie Treaty promised Cheyenne and Arapaho large ares of land
- 1864
- Black Kettle (chief), government officials and army commanders tried to reach an agreement
- Black Kettle set up camp at Sand Creek
- 29 November Colonel Chivington led an attack on surrendering Indians
- Massacred over 130
- Black Kettle escaped and told Dog Soldiers of massacre
- Attacked white forts and killed white settlers across Colorado
- 29 November Colonel Chivington led an attack on surrendering Indians
- Black Kettle set up camp at Sand Creek
- Black Kettle (chief), government officials and army commanders tried to reach an agreement
- 1865
- New Treaty agreed
- Cheyenne and Arapaho would move to new reservation
- Massacre survivors would get compensation
- New Treaty agreed
- 1867
- Old treaty ignored, new treaty created
- Moved onto reservation half the size of promised
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- Old treaty ignored, new treaty created
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