Indian Wars
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- Created on: 19-01-14 17:14
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- The Indian Wars (Continued)
- The Great Sioux War 1876-77
- Causes
- Sitting Bull didn't want to go onto the reservations
- Custer was sent to the Black hills to protect railway surveyors this broke a treaty
- The government didn't stop Gold miners going there, some were attacked by the Sioux
- The government then made an offer to buy the Black hills which was rejected
- Relations between the Sioux and the government were poor.
- Results
- After the government was defeated, the public was supportive of Sioux
- Two new forts were built
- Split up, back into bands and went hunting
- Some returned to reservations
- Went to Canada, in 1881 Sitting Bull & followers were forced back from Canada by hunger to live on reservations
- Crazy horse was bayonetted
- Causes
- The Great Sioux War 1876-77
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