Red Cloud's War and Fort Laramie Treaty

• Who was the chief of the Lakota Sioux during Red Cloud's War?

  Red Cloud
• Who did Red Cloud fight against?

  The US Army, including Captain Fetterman
• What was the main reason Red Cloud fought against the US Army?

  To defend his land from white settlement and unauthorized forts
• What significant event is known as Fetterman's Trap?

  The ambush where Red Cloud lured Captain Fetterman and his soldiers
• How many soldiers were killed in Fetterman's Trap?

  All 80 soldiers accompanying Captain Fetterman
• When did Fetterman's Trap occur?

  On December 21, 1866
• What was the Bozeman Trail?

  A gold prospecting trail leading to the Montana goldfields
• Why were the Sioux angered regarding the Bozeman Trail?

  White settlers were trespassing on Sioux land using the trail
• What did Red Cloud do when he discovered the US Army was building forts?

  He launched a war against them
• What was one of the outcomes of Fetterman's defeat?

  The US government agreed to discuss peace terms
• What did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 establish?

  The Great Sioux Reservation
• What did the Sioux agree to in the Fort Laramie Treaty?

  To have Red Cloud lead his people back to the Sioux reservation
• Who refused to sign the Fort Laramie Treaty?

  Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
• What was a significant consequence of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse's refusal to sign the treaty?

  It led to further conflict and the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876
• What did the US government agree to do regarding the Bozeman Trail?

  To close the trail and prevent unauthorized white settlement
• What was the significance of the Black Hills to the Sioux?

  It was their most important sacred site
• What did the US government do despite agreeing to leave the Black Hills to the Sioux?

  A railroad was built in the Black Hills
• How did the discovery of gold affect the Sioux after the treaty?

  Gold prospectors followed and required Army protection
• What did Red Cloud achieve by the end of the war?

  He achieved many of his aims and the war ended with the Fort Laramie Treaty
• What was the overall outcome of the Fort Laramie Treaty for the Sioux?

  Not all Lakota agreed to the settlement, leading to further conflict
• What did Red Cloud do in response to the US Army's actions?

  He struck back against the US Army and government
• What is the purpose of the rapid revision video?

  To provide a brief overview of Red Cloud's War and the Fort Laramie Treaty
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