Map 55 - Indian Lands After 1850

18472. Locate each place described below. Then label it with its name and the letter of the description. A. fort in Wyoming where a treaty between the United States government and Native Americans was signed in 1851 B. place where Colonel John Chivington destroyed a Cheyenne village and killed 450 Cheyennes C. location of a battle in which Custer was defeated by the Sioux and Cheyenne D. site of a tragic battle in which about 200 Sioux and 30 United States soldiers died after a surrender by the Sioux

2. Use the outline maps to show the land lost by Indians from 1850 to 1890. Use different colors or patterns to shade land lost by Indians (1) before 1850; (2) from 1850 to 1870; (3) from 1870 to 1890. Then shade the locations of Indian reservations in 1890.

3. Create a key in the blank box.

4. On a separate page, answer: (a) In which states did battles occur? (b) In which states did the Indians lose land from 1870 to 1890?

5. Critical Thinking on the same page that you wrote your answers to #4, answer:

(a) Based on your map, write a paragraph describing the pattern in which Indians lost land from 1850 to 1890.

(b) Why do you think the treaties between the United States government and the Indian nations did not usually work?