The Fort Laramie Treaty (1851)

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Ben Harper

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  • Plains Indians would…
    End fighting between tribes
  • Plains Indians would…
    Allow migrants to travel through their land safely
  • Plains Indians would…
    Allow railroad surveyors to enter their land safely
  • Plains Indians would…
    Allow the government to build roads and army posts on their land
  • Plains Indians would…
    Pay compensation if their tribe broke the treaty
  • In return, the government would…
    Protect them from white settlers
  • In return, the government would…
    Pay tribes an annuity (yearly payment) of $50,000