Westward Expansion Indian Wars 1866-1890
About how many United States soldiers died in the Indian Wars?
1,000.
About how many United States soldiers served in the Western Indian Wars from 1866-1890?
106,000.
After the civil war, who started moving onto Native American lands in the West?
Americans moved west onto Native American lands.
What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890?
Many Indians were slaughtered including men, women, and children.
What were African American soldiers called in the war?
Buffalo soldiers.
What did the Fort Laramie treaty promise the Lakota in 1868?
It promised the Lakota that the Black Hills would become part of the Indian reservation.
In the West, what were Native Americans forced onto?
Land areas called Indian reservations.
What were the two objectives of the United States Army in the Western Indian Wars?
To crush Indian resistance and to confine tribes to government controlled reservations.
What happened at Custer's Last Stand?
Triggered more determined action to pacify the western tribes.