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How did the discovery of gold affect the settlement of the West?

The discovery of gold drew more settlers to the west which introduced more frontier towns, that had extremely filthy living quarters. Railroads were also set up, because of the increase in the amount of settlers the government made it so the tribes boundaries. These boundaries were not followed most of the time which lead to fights with the settlers.

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What happened at Sand Creek?

On November 29, 1864, seven hundred members of the Colorado Territory militia embarked on an attack of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian villages. The militia was led by U.S. Army Col. John Chivington, a Methodist preacher, as well as a freemason.

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What were the terms of the treaty? Why did it fail?

In the spring of 1868 a conference was held at Fort Laramie, in present day Wyoming, that resulted in a treaty with the Sioux. This treaty was to bring peace between the whites and the Sioux who agreed to settle within the Black Hills reservation in the Dakota Territory.

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1874 Invasion, by gold miners, of the Sioux's Sacred Black Hills  

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1874 Invasion, by gold miners, of the Sioux's Sacred Black Hills  

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Where are the Black Hills? Who was Sitting Bull?

The Black hills are located in south dakota. The sitting bull is Hunkpapa lakota a leader who lead his people in years of resistance to the united states government policies.

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What happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

Was fought on June  25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, federal army led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, against Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Tensions between the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills, the U.S. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. This betrayal led many Sioux and Cheyenne tribesmen to leave their reservations and join Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse (leader of the tribes) in Montana.

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What was the Dawes Act? What did it do? What does it mean to “Americanize” the natives and why was this such a big deal?

The dawes act was an act to provide for the allotment of lands in serveralty to Indians on various reservations. This act gave various lands to the Indians. The made the indians learn american values beliefs and customs by Americanizing them

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1890-The Ghost Dance Movement and the Battle of Wounded Knee

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1890-The Ghost Dance Movement and the Battle of Wounded Knee

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What was the Ghost Dance Movement and what happened at Wounded Knee Creek?

The Ghost Dance Movement was a new religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems.
Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890, the killing of 150–300 Native Americans by U.S. soldiers in the area of Wounded Knee Creek in southwestern South Dakota in what was the final clash between federal troops and the Sioux. By 1890, the Plains Indians had lost and couldn't defend their territory against the expanding force of the U.S.