The Great Sioux Wars

Objectives

Major Engagements

• Grattan Affair - 1854
• Sioux Uprising of 1862
• Fetterman Fight - 1866
• Battle of Rosebud - 1876
• Battle of Little Bighorn - 1876
• Wound Knee Massacre - 1890

Lesson 1: The Grattan Affair

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Background

Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851

• Signed between US Gov and multiple Plains tribes (including the Sioux)
• Under the treaty, Plains tribes had to: allow emigrants to safely travel West on the Oregon Trail and allow US to build roads and forts on their land
• US would pay tribes $50,000 over 50 years and recognize native land claims

Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 (Cont.)

• Treaty brought brief period of peace
• However...Crow never agreed to treaty, US failed to pay some tribes annuity payments, and US failed to keep settlers off tribal lands.
• The loss of a Mormon's cow in the summer of 1854 would lead to the first major battle btw US and Plains tribes

The Grattan Affair: Key Figures

• John Grattan
• Chief Conquering Bear
• Red Cloud
• William Harney
• Little Thunder
• As you read the passage, write the role each figure had in the conflict (notebook)
• After reading, answer Review Questions

Closure

Lesson 2: Sioux Uprising of 1862