The West Timeline project

  • Bureau Of Indians Affairs

    Was created to distribute land to NAtive Americans and help with relations. The U.S government held an enormous amount of land through them and into reservations
  • Indian removal act.

    Indian removal act.
    It was an act created so indians could freely roam the Great Plains. It also created a permenant indian frontier on the Eastern edge of the great plains.
  • Indian Appropriations Act

    Indian Appropriations Act
    Was Created to have more funds to move indians onto reservations. Was made beacause of lack of funding. The result was more indians moved onto the reservations
  • The Homestead Act

    The Homestead Act
    The Act was created to encourage settlers to move Westward. The act granted any U.S citizen who wanted it 160 acres of land if they worked it and somehow improved it within 5 years.
  • Little Crow's War

    Little Crow's War
    Chief Little Crow revolted because of poor preservation land. When the goverment never paid their compensation money Little Crow and his warriors attacked government agencies until they were defeated by the U.S army.
  • Cheyenne Uprising

    Cheyenne Uprising
    An uprising of the Cheyenne Indians when they were forced onto poor reservation land. When faced with starvation they attacked wagon trains
  • Sand Creek Massacre

    Sand Creek Massacre
    Was started to get revenge on the indians for raiding wagon trains. The result was 163 indian deaths including men women and children
  • Red Clouds war

    Red Clouds war
    An Indian Chief had his soldiers attack travelers who would travel through their territory using trails. The U.S army made forts to protect travelers but abandoned them due to an increase of attacks.
  • Fort Laramie Treaty

    Fort Laramie Treaty
    Was a treaty made between many Native American tribes giving ownership of hunting land to seperate people. Was made to stop conflict between tribes and U.S citizens. The result was aneasier life for both people.
  • Completion of Trans Continental R.R

    Completion of Trans Continental R.R
    It was a project initated by the U.S goverment to join the East Coast and West coast together. The result was a trip from 6 months down to six days.
  • Camp Grant, AZ Appache Massacre

    Camp Grant, AZ Appache Massacre
    It was an attack on Pinal and Araipa Appache Indiands. This led to their surrender at Camp Grant in Arizona.
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle of Little Bighorn
    An attack from three Us troop group when one decided to attack alone and ended up getting himself killed by the indians.
  • Desert Land Act

    Desert Land Act
    Was created to cultivate the western states land offering 320 acres per buyer. The result was the same as the homestead act.
  • Capture of Nez Perce

    Capture of Nez Perce
    This was a war between the U.S army and the several native american tribes who refused to give up their ancestral lands. The government tried to take land that was granted to them in a contract.
  • A century of dishonor By Helen Hunt Jackson

    It was a book created to show the injustices that happened to the Native Americans between them and the U.S It had little effect during the time but was later very popular.
  • Capture of Geronimo

    Capture of Geronimo
    An indian man named Geronimo and his followers came back to the U.S. He eventually surrendered to General Miles after realizing that was the better option over running.
  • FetterMan Massacre

    FetterMan Massacre
    Was a war between the Us Soldiers and three indian tribes. Cause by the indians not wanting U.S trooops invading their land. The result was the death of all 81 U.S troops and The retreat from the war.
  • Dawes Act

    Made so the pressident could survey and take Native AmericanLands. Made for indians who wanted citizenship it put the Indians in reservation that were poor quality
  • Wounded Knee Massacre

    Wounded Knee Massacre
    Where a group of soldiers fired upon the Sioux indian tribe killing 153 men women and children. There was no reason for the attack.
  • Forest Reserve Act

    Forest Reserve Act
    This act created a law that allowed the president to set aside acrage.The act in total set aside 45 million acres on land.
  • Turner Thesis

    Turner Thesis
    An argument made by Frederick Jackson Turner that american democracy was formed by the American frontier. It showed that americans were no longer with the old english customs.