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Web Code: nca-1504
Economic Growth | Limits to Growth |
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Sand Creek Massacre, 1864 | U.S. troops kill unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women, and children. |
Fetterman Massacre, 1866 | Sioux lure Captain William Fetterman and his troops into an ambush. |
Red River War, 1874–1875 | Series of conflicts ends with defeat of southern Plains Indians. Texas panhandle opened to white settlement. |
Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876 | Colonel George Custer meets a huge Sioux force. Custer and all 250 of his men perish. |
Nez Percé War, 1877 | Rather than relocate to a reservation, Nez Percés flee more than 1,000 miles but are forced to surrender just short of the Canadian border. |
Battle of Wounded Knee, 1890 | Ghost Dance raises fears of Sioux uprising. More than 100 Sioux are killed at Wounded Knee. |
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Web Code: ncp-1503