Pyramid Lake War Research Paper

At that location was the great Chief Black Kettle. During this time Chief Black Kettle had made it cleared with the Americans that they wanted peace and not war. At their site they were flying the American flag along with a white flag which showed that they wanted peace. Regardless of having both flags flying to informed anyone around them that they were peaceful, COL John Chivington and his militia attacked the Indian Camp. The ending was horrible, COL Chivington and his militia slaughtered 150 men, women, and children. Of course this was not all the killing, there would be more killing from both sides throughout the

May 26, 1637 was a fateful day in the history of America. The actions of Major John Mason and his Puritan men set a precedent for the next two hundred years of European and Indian relations. On that clear May night near the Mystic River of New England, hundreds of Pequot Indians were killed by the Europeans and their allies, most of the victims being the elderly, women, and children. This massacre was a massive turning point in the Pequot War, effectively ruining the tribe. Already weakened by disease and by competing native tribes, the Pequot were quickly routed and by September 21, 1638 the war ended with the Treaty of Hartford. The treaty

The early 1800s were dark times for the United States. Though free of its rule, the newly-formed nation now had to face Britain once again in the War of 1812. Settlers were moving into the Great Plains and to the West, forcing Native American tribes to relocate. Rising tensions between the U.S. and the native tribes, and conflicts among the tribes themselves, made the perfect conditions for another war. In 1813, tensions finally snapped when a faction of the Creek Indians known as the Red Sticks started a civil war against those Creeks who supported the National Council, a war that eventually grew to involve militias from several U.S. states and other Native American tribes. Although the exact cause of the war is uncertain, what the war was, some major battles of the war, and how it relates back to To Kill a Mockingbird are known.

Everything was going very well for the settlers in the west, except for disputes and battles with the native Indian tribes. The tribes had signed many treaties with the Americans regarding their land and their safety; however, the treaties were loosely followed and ignored for the most part. In 1868, the Lakota were having conflicts with the US Army. The Lakota were angry that the army kept coming into their territory. This led to Red Cloud's War. Congress passed the Fort

“Many historians consider the Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780 to be the turning point in America's War for Independence.” (hankla)

"Tribe follows tribe, and nation follows nation like the waves of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret is useless." Chief Seattle. This quote shows or represents that when the Yakima tribe got into war a lot more tribes were involved or following the Yakima tribe to fight with them.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as “Cluster’s Last Stand,” which was fought on June 25, 1976 in Montana, U.S. The outcome was indulged for the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne tribes, who presumably will defeat the U.S Army under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and its 7th Calvary. This trounce defeat by the tribes, will consider Indians bloodthirsty by the demise of their enemy. The Indians overwhelmed the 200 men by a cluster of 3,000 men. This insisted the battle was lost by the west, and will always be known as “Cluster’s Last Sand.” A battle that only lasted shortly, and took part of the “Great Sioux War of 1876,” will consider Indians unpredictable in the battle field.

In 1791 the United States government assigned Major General Arthur St. Clair with the task of forcing the Native Americans to honor the Treaty of Fort Harmar. In order to accomplish this feat, St. Clair had to march his group from what is now known as Cincinnati, Ohio to Fort Wayne, Indiana (Buffenbarger). Neither the United States Army nor St. Clair could have ever guessed what the end result of this mission would be. Little Turtle, a chief of the Miami tribe, led a confederacy onto St. Clair’s camp and proceeded to commit the greatest defeat the United States Army would ever see by the Native Americans (“St. Clair’s Defeat”). There were many events that gave Little Turtle and his

When war was declared in seventeen hundred fifty six, a bonus was offered by the governor of Pennsylvania for Indian scalps. Not much came of it at that time but when the Pontiac War began in seventeen hundred sixty three, a letter written by John Elder, a Presbyterian minister “found that his neighborhood had no appetite for fighting Indians”. (163) The scalp bounty was increased and it brought a flood of

The American’s and the Lakota’s entered a treaty that came to an end once a calf from a Mormon train was shot by a Lakota warrior and the Conquering Bear was killed by the men due to the act. The Conquering Bear was supposed to be the peace maker between the Indian’s and the U.S. and after this the United States lost the trust of the Lakota’s. Josepha was a Mexican woman in Downieville that was hung by the mob after she killed a drunken American that she awoke to in her bedroom. She stabbed the man and was not regretful the mob hung her.

The cut knife battle took place on May 2, 1885 it was lead by Chief Poundmaker. This battle was caused because Chief Poundmaker had his band raid some stores and houses near Battleford, this caused William Otter to fear that more laws would be broken so he sent 325 of his men and only 50 of those men were mounted and only 48 were in wagons they had 2 muzzle loading artillery pieces and a gatling gun. Then the men walked 35 miles in freezing rain then finally when they do reach cut knife hill the Indians realized and hid in the bushes well otters men fire from the hilltop. The artillery guns were useful at first but then broke down and the gatling gun was not much help either because there range is not that long and the Indians were far. By

The Black Hawk War A short while ago in 1832 a Man named Black Hawk and his thousands of Sauk and Fox warriors were attacked by an army of 1200 militiamen across the Mississippi they were slaughtered men, women, and children of all ages, many were killed, but the battles rage on for a great while Black Hawk is still alive, he is seeking out a way to get back his land and get back at the whites who had taken a treaty too a non superior group of his men and they signed the treaty drunk and not knowing what they were doing gave up all their land west of the Mississippi. In 1804 a group of white settlers came over the Mississippi land and brought a treaty to a group of young Sauk and Fox tribal members. The white settlers said that they would

The defeat of the first United States army by a coalition of Native Americans is the focus in Collin Calloway’s The Victory with No Name. In this historical account, Calloway addresses what occurred on November 4th, 1791, when an Indian army consisting of a variety of Indian tribes, led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket, ambushed the first American army near the Wabash River to protect themselves from American expansion of the Northwest Territory. The American army, led by Revolutionary War veteran Arthur St. Clair, was ill-equipped with men, horses, and weaponry, and ignorant about Indian whereabouts and tactics. Calloway organizes his argument by describing America’s desire for land, the invasion and settlement of Indian land, and the resistance formed by Native Americans. Calloway continues by illustrating the defeat of the American army and the aftermath of the battle between Native Americans and the U.S. By drawing on extensive historical evidence that illustrated the events before, during, and after the battle, Calloway presents a detailed historical narrative that challenges the idea that “winners write the history…even when they lose” and offers a narrative that shows both the Native American and the U.S. perspective, ultimately giving credit to the Indians for their victory. However, Calloway provides information that is irrelevant to his argument and the book, which makes it difficult to follow along throughout the story.

The Serpentine are former villains, but now they’re pretty neutral characters. The snake-like creatures are always ready to fight. They’re favorite pastime is the Slither Pit, where they fight one another. They also use the Slither Pit to fight for advancement in their tribe. All the generals have long tails instead of legs. The five warring tribes (Hypnobrai, Fangpyre, Venomari, Constrictai, and Anacondrai) were separated and locked underground long before the pilot episodes, because of what happened during the Serpentine War. Each tribe has its own unique power: the Hypnobrai hypnotize their victims, the Fangpyre can turn anything into a snake, the Venomari can make you see things when they spit their venom in your eyes, the Constrictai can crush you to death, and the Anacondrai can

Tensions between the 2 groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to reservations, the U.S. Army, including George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Calvary was dispatched to confront them. Custer was unaware of the number