When was the reservation system indroduced by the US gov.?
1861
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How many Santee Sioux were starving and why?
12,000, bad harvest on their reservation & non-payment from US gov. - were unable to buy food
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What were the consequences of the Santee Sioux's starvation?
Violence grew - Indian Agency were attacked by Sioux Indians, 700 white settlers killed by undisciplined bands of Santee Sioux
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What were the conseques of Little Crow's War?
2000 Santee Sioux were captured and surrendered (Oct. 1862), 303 Sioux sentenced to death, remainder of Santee Sioux were transferred to a new reservation
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What caused Little Crow's War?
Santee Sioux's starvation
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When was the reservation system indroduced by the US gov.?
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1861
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How many Santee Sioux were starving and why?
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What were the consequences of the Santee Sioux's starvation?
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