Black Hawk War
In the early 1800’s Americans got into many battles with Native Americans over land. When the Americans first arrived they killed Native Americans and burned down their village, Native Americans refused to give their land away without a fight.
In 1804 Americans made a treaty with the Native Americans to give the settlers all of the land east of the Mississippi River, in exchange for over two million dollars.
In 1808 the Americans built a fort on Native American land, in present day Madison, Wisconsin. Members of the Sauk and Fox tribe misunderstood the building of the Fort, and felt that it meant the end of the 1804 treaty.
In 1830 Chief Black Hawk the main leader of the tribes lead 1,000 members away from the Fort to
In the early 1800’s Americans got into many battles with Native Americans over land. When the Americans first arrived they killed Native Americans and burned down their village, Native Americans refused to give their land away without a fight.
In 1804 Americans made a treaty with the Native Americans to give the settlers all of the land east of the Mississippi River, in exchange for over two million dollars.
In 1808 the Americans built a fort on Native American land, in present day Madison, Wisconsin. Members of the Sauk and Fox tribe misunderstood the building of the Fort, and felt that it meant the end of the 1804 treaty.
In 1830 Chief Black Hawk the main leader of the tribes lead 1,000 members away from the Fort to