# Indian Wars
Impress a History Teacher with These 10 Causes and Events of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was the first declared war in American history. Its causes were many, including British arming of the Indians in the Northwest Territory, which it had ceded to the…
10 American Indians Who Made Their Mark as Leader of Their People
From the first landings of the Europeans on the shores of North America through the early twentieth century, relations between…
10 Famous Captives of American Indians Who Became One With Their Kidnappers
The taking of hostages by Native Indian tribes began in the earliest days of white settlement of the Americas. The…
The Sand Creek Massacre, Part 2: Slaughter of the Innocents
Colonel Chivington led a force of approximately 700 men overnight to the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho camp at Sand Creek,…
Today in History: Cynthia Ann Parker Kidnapped (1836)
The story of Cynthia Ann Parker is one of the most heartbreaking stories of the 19th century. It is just one…
This Day In History: General Harney Avenges the Grattan Massacre (1886)
On this day in history in 1885, the US army took revenge for an infamous Indian massacre in the…