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See also The American West / USA Expansion and Consolidation bundle

and Sand Creek Massacre cloze activity, differentiated x4.

Please ensure you can access the film before getting this resource. A chronology of the Sand Creek Massacre, comprising the1851 Fort Laramie treaty, Pikes Peak gold rush, 1861 Fort Wise Treaty, John Evans appointed. Conflict, Lean Bear killed; 1st Colorado Cavalry and Chivington. US Civil War, 3rd Colorado Volunteers created. Meeting at Fort Lyon and camp at Big Sandy Creek. Chivington plans to attack: Soule, Kramer & O’Conner dissent. The attack as revealed by Congressional depositions. Effects on Cheyanne and polarization. Afterwards: Chivington’s testimony, US Army witness statements, judgement against Chivington, Soule assassinated. Little Arkansas Treaty – disregarded, Memorials and legacy,

Find the film by searching YouTube’s Footprints of The Frontier channel for “The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864: A Barbaric Slaughter of Native Americans | Wild West Documentary".

16 questions for the 28-min film. Differentiated: both versions look similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. Link to film on all sheets.