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| Sitting Bull was killed here |
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| was raised solely for the purpose of selling it |
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| former slaves who fled the south after the civil war & headed west |
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| 160 acres of land was given to people in exchange for that person living on the land for 5 years, to build a road on the land and to build a well |
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| Colorado Militia killed many Native Americans during this event |
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| this was used by the federal government to encourage the building of railroads and schools. |
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| specific areas set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans to use |
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| something that was quickly built near a gold mine |
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| synthetic explosive used on the railroads |
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| someone who would take the law into their own hands and punish lawbreakers |
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| letting cattle to roam freely and feed themselves |
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| railroads would provide these to their employees to keep them happy |
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| George Custer lost his life here |
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| this event took place when the U.S. Calvary was sent to arrest Sitting Bull |
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| this ended the Ghost Dance War and sealed the Indians demise |
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| this event occurred because of the Back Hills Gold Rush in 1875 |
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| Sand Creek MassacreUnarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho were killed at this battle |
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| leader of a band of Nez Perce refugees who traveled 1300 miles to the Canadian border |
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| the 1st ever chief of all 7 bands of the Sioux tribe |
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| leader of the charge @ Little Big Horn against the U.S. army |
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| lost his life because he was inpatient @ Little Big Horn |
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| "I will fight no more forever" |
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| even though no known photograph exists of me there is a monument of my likeness in the Black Hills |
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