red cloud

• when was red clouds war?

  1866-68
• when was gold discovered in Montana?

  1862
• what led to increased tension between US gov and indigenous peoples?

  Bozeman trail that cut through indigenous hunting grounds breaking the fort Laramie treaty terms
• what did the gov invite Sioux tribes to do?

  sign a new treaty to allow safe use of the Bozeman trail
• what did red cloud realise?

  US army had already begun preparations to build forts along the trail to protect settlers without the indigenous permission
• what did the US army preparations mean?

  they had undermined the Sioux authority of their own land making them walk away from the treaty and prepare for war
• the Sioux felt betrayed by the deceitful negotiations of the government
• what 2 leaders did red cloud bring with him?

  Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
• how many Sioux warriors was there?

  3000
• how long did the Sioux resist the Bozeman trail for?

  2 years
• who did the Sioux attack mainly?

  soldiers and workers building forts along the trails
• how many men did the US army have?

  700
• what did this show about the indigenous peoples?

  resistance for what they believed in
• what happened at red clouds war?

  indigenous ambushed and attacked US army men and workers to stop the Bozeman trail
• what did this lead to the US doing?

  considering if the Bozeman trail was worth it
• what did the US government decide to do?

  abandon the Bozeman trail
• what was the main consequence of red clouds war?

  second fort Laramie treaty (1868)
• what did the US government recognise in the second fort Laramie treaty?

  great Sioux reservation as exclusive to Sioux only and no one else
• was red clouds war a success for indigenous peoples?

  yes (short term only)
• why did sitting bull and crazy horse not sign the treaty?

  believed it compromised Sioux right to roam freely across land
• what did some leaders not signing the treaty lead to?

  future conflicts