second

Cards (13)

  • when was the second fort Laramie treaty?
    1868
  • why was the second fort Laramie treaty established?
    red clouds war
  • what did the second fort Laramie treaty recognise?
    great Sioux reservation as Sioux only land and gold prospectors or white settlers were not allowed in that land
  • when was the second fort Laramie treaty signed?
    April 29th 1868
  • what did the second fort Laramie treaty give the Sioux?
    Black Hills
  • was the second fort Laramie a success for indigenous initially?
    yes
  • what led the US government to break the treaty?
    the discovery of gold in the black hills in the 1870s creating a rush of gold prospectors
  • what led to increased tensions?
    an expedition in 1874 where general Custer surveyed the black hills
  • what did the US army eventually do?
    forcibly remove Sioux from their lands
  • what did the breaking of the second fort Laramie treaty lead to?
    a lack of trust between the indigenous peoples and the US government
  • where were the Sioux moved to?
    smaller reservations which disrupted their way of life
  • what was the second fort Laramie treaty?
    long term= failure
    short term= success
  • what did the second fort Laramie treaty show?
    the foreshadowing struggle for indigenous peoples rights as US government were hungry for money and power