Red clouds war

• Which treaty should the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty not be confused with?

  The 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty
• Who was the chief of the Lakota Sioux during Red Cloud's War?

  Red Cloud
• Who did Red Cloud fight against in Red Cloud's War?

  The US Army
• Which US Army Captain was lured into a trap by Red Cloud?

  Captain Fetterman
• What is the name given to the ambush where Captain Fetterman and his soldiers were killed?

  Fetterman's Trap
• What trail was related to Red Cloud's War?

  The Bozeman Trail
• Between what years did Red Cloud's War take place?

  1866 and 1868
• When did Fetterman's Trap occur?

  December 21st, 1866
• Why were the Sioux angered during Red Cloud's War?

  White settlers trespassing on their land
• Why did Red Cloud launch a war against the US?

  The US Army were building forts
• What shocked the US government, leading to peace talks?

  Fetterman's defeat
• What treaty resulted from the peace talks after Red Cloud's War?

  The second Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
• According to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, where did Red Cloud agree to lead his people?

  To the Great Sioux Reservation
• According to the Fort Laramie Treaty, what were the Indians required to do regarding the reservation?

  Never leave the reservation again
• According to the Fort Laramie Treaty, what did the Indians agree not to do?

  Attack US Army or settlers
• Who refused to sign the Fort Laramie Treaty?

  Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
• According to the Fort Laramie Treaty, what did the US government agree to close?

  The Bozeman Trail
• According to the Fort Laramie Treaty, what did the US government agree to do regarding white settlement?

  Prevent unauthorized white settlement
• According to the Fort Laramie Treaty, what area did the US government agree to leave to the Sioux forever?

  The Black Hills
• Why were the Black Hills important to the Sioux?

  They were a sacred site
• What happened to some of the Sioux people despite Red Cloud's agreement?

  Some refused to go
• Why did some Sioux leave the reservation despite agreeing not to?

  To follow the Buffalo to hunt
• Whose refusal to sign the Fort Laramie Treaty led to future conflict?

  Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
• Why was the US government closing the Bozeman Trail a "con"?

  Other routes existed
• What was built in the Black Hills despite the agreement to leave it to the Sioux?

  A railroad
• What was discovered in the Black Hills that led to further conflict?

  Gold
• Which US Army officer was present when prospectors followed to the Black Hills?

  George Armstrong Custer
• Why did Red Cloud strike back against the US Army and government?

  They went back on earlier agreements
• What was the scene set for following Red Cloud's War and the Fort Laramie Treaty?

  Further conflict
• How many US soldiers were killed in Fetterman's Trap?

  80