HIST-H 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: 7Th Cavalry Regiment, Mulch, Exodusters
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Sand creek massacre (p. 486)- a colorado militia led by colonel john m. chivington attacked a sleeping group of about 700 indians after a brief war between white settlers and indians. Black kettle tried to surrender, but nothing worked. Native american men, women, and children were clubbed, scalped, and stabbed. Buffalo soldiers (p. 486, 488-489)- black soldiers in all-black military units. Crazy horse (p. 486) and sitting bull (p. 486, 487, 491)- famous tribal leaders who resisted being put onto reservations. Ghost dances (p. 487)- a religious movement that arose in the late 1800s under the prophet. It involved a set of dances and rites that its followers believed would cause white men to disappear and restore lands to the native americans. The ghost dance religion was outlawed by the us government, and army intervention to stop it led to the.
