US8 Ch 17 Sect 1-3

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warriors who attacked settlers in Arizona and New Mexico for ten years. Led by Geronimo.

the region dominated by the cattle industry and its ranches, trails, and cow towns

forced to relocate and endure The Trail of Tears. Many Cheyenne died on this journey.

Spanish/Mexican cowboys

silver mine in the Sierra Nevada mountains that was discovered by Henry Comstock

skilled riders who know how to herd cattle

In Colorado territory in 1864, U.S army colonel John M. Chivington led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne settlement along Sand Creek River. The Cheyenne under Chief Black kettle tried to surrender. First he waved the America Flag and the White

At the Battle of Little Bighorn: Custer and men were defeated by 2500 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors