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The treaty of fort Laramie 1851 (going into 1858) and Reservation Systems 

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The treaty of fort Laramie 1851 (going into 1858) and Reservation Systems 

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The treaty of fort Laramie was originally meant to protect and defend the Indian population from any incoming settlers. When people began to still settle there, the second treaty was meant to put them in protected reservations. The establishment of these reservations was clearly to put the Indians under US government contro.

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This was originally enacted by Lincoln and it was meant to give citizens 160 acres of land. There were conditions, they could only keep it if they maintained it, used it, and paid a small fee for it. Relating to the Native American population, the homestead act gave land to citizens that wasn't America's in the first place and pushed Indians even farther west.

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This was massacre where the Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples were slaughtered. This was an attack on the entire village, men women and even children. This caused a shifting point in the relationship between Native Americans and the US.

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The completion of the railroad connected the east to the west. This meant broader range and transportation of the American peoples. However, this also meant many US citizens flooding into the lands that weren't their own and the further pushing of Natives.

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At the battle, native Americans defeated American powers. This was the worth US army defeat during what we know as the plains wars. This stands for when Native Americans were at their strongest point in the 1800s.

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To the natives and how we understand it now, assimilation was basically a way for the US to destroy Indian culture. They wanted them to assimilate into US society. For example, schools for young Natives were created and popped up all around. They wanted to give European culture to natives.

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The establishment of this school is significant for assimilation. Its main goal was to "kill the Indian, save the man". US culture was forced into these children.

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This was a court ruling that the Sioux could be against the US for their hypocrisy. The commission also continued to rule in favor of the Sioux. The government disputed on what to do with these groups.

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This allowed the US government to divide Indian reservations and create small government and societies for them. It basically turned Natives into farmers and landowners. This assimilated them into the US citizenship. It gave them access to the homestead act.

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This was the slaughter of Lakota Indians near wounded knee creek. This was basically the marker for the end of Indian resistance. This also solidified American hold on the west.