Sioux Wars Study Guide

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  1. 2. (two words; no space) famous Sioux Chief of the Great Sioux War
  2. 6. John _____ - US officer in the Colorado wars who wanted all Indians dead
  3. 7. (two words; no space) _____ Massacre - the killing of many innocent Cheyenne Indians in Colorado
  4. 8. (two words; no spaces) new type of rifle issued to the US military for faster reloading and better maneuvering
  5. 11. _____ Massacre - killing of 80 US Soldiers and their commanders by Sioux Indians outside Fort Phil Kearny
  6. 13. (two words; no space) famous Sioux warrior leader of the Great Sioux War
  7. 14. Jim _____ - mountain man who established a trail for gold
  8. 15. Fort in present day Wyoming where many treaties were signed between Plains Indians and the US Government
  9. 17. present day state where Little Crow's war took place
  10. 18. US President who pardoned many Sioux Indians involved in Little Crow's War
  11. 21. city in Minnesota where the mass execution of 38 Sioux Indians took place
  12. 23. (two words; no space) term for noncombatant Sioux Indians in Little Crow's war; helped refugees
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  1. 1. (two words; no space) sacred place for Sioux Indians in present day South Dakota where gold was discovered
  2. 3. _____ River - tributary river of the Yellowstone River that forms a valley between the Bighorn Mountains and the Black Hills
  3. 4. (two words; no space)Battle of _____ - great victory for Plains Indians over the US Military in the Great Sioux War; Custer's Last Stand took place during this battle
  4. 5. General George Armstrong _____ - US Seventh Cavalry Officer
  5. 9. (two words; no space) __________ Incident - event that led to a massacre of John Grattan and his men by Sioux Indians
  6. 10. John _____ - Governor of Colorado made a proclamation that any Indians not reporting to forts are hostile Indians
  7. 11. Tom _____ - a mountain man who assisted in negotiations between Indians and the US Government
  8. 12. term for promised trade goods
  9. 13. Indian tribe who fought alongside the Sioux in present day Colorado
  10. 16. _____ Trail - trail for gold that branched off the Oregon Trail and led into southern Montana
  11. 19. _____ Destiny - the belief that God gave Americans the right to expand from coast to coast
  12. 20. (two words; no space) term for the Sioux Indians who fought in Little Crow's war
  13. 22. (two words; no space) Sioux Indian leader who stopped the advancement of forts in Northern Wyoming and Southern Montana