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Prior to the Fort Laramie Treaty |
-In 1830 the Indian removal act was passed that Indians could go anywhere in Mississippi. - By 1850, Settlers were moving past the frontier to put homes where there is more land and the Government set up legal reservations so that they could protect the Plains Indians and set up schools and homes for them. - A consequence to this was the conflict as the Indians went over the boundaries to the reservations.
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The Fort Laramie Treaty: The Agreement. |
- In 1851, The Nations promised to not attack any settlers. -They let the settlers build forts. -It was signed on September 17th 1851 -The Sioux agreed not to attack any settlers. |
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After the Treaty: Acceptance and Disagreement. |
- The Fort Laramie Treaty pleased the settlers because they could move across the west and gain more space because the Plains Indians were confined to one space. -The Sioux and the army did not fight for a year. - Some of the Plains Indians disagreements were that the crow did not feel bound by the Treaty and they had to give up land and move to the reservations. |
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Discovery of Gold in Colorado: Factors: Migration. |
When people caught news of the discovery of gold in Colorado roughly 100,000 men flooded into Colorado trying to get rich quickly but this meant they were closely moving towards the Sioux and Cheyenne band in breach of the Fort Laramie treaty. The government didn't do anything to stop more and more people seeking land which angered the Plains Indians |
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Discovery of gold in Colorado: Factors: Transport. |
Another consequence was the railroads. The trains could go all year long and often took people to places they haven't been before. This meant people left there towns knowing they had places to go and a way back so that when they got to Colorado if they didn't find land they could easily get back. |
