![]() Indian agents, appointed as the federal government’s liaison with tribes, fell under the jurisdiction of the War Department. J– The Northwest Ordinance was enacted, stating “the utmost good faith shall always be observed toward the Indians… in their property, rights, and liberty they shall never be disturbed.”ġ787 – First federal treaty enacted with the Delaware Indians.ġ789 – The Indian Commerce Clause of the Constitution is added, stating, “The Congress shall have Power… to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.” This clause is the principal basis for the federal government’s broad power over Indians. Following two humiliating defeats at the hands of native warriors, the Americans won a decisive victory under “Mad Anthony” Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Led by Dragging Canoe, who was called the Chickamauga by colonials, the Cherokee fought white settlers in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.ġ781 – Smallpox wiped out more than half the Piegan Blackfoot.ġ782 – On March 8, 1782, Captain David Williamson and about 90 volunteer militiamen slaughtered 62 adults and 34 children of the neutral, pacifist, and Christian Delaware people at Gnadenhutten, Ohio, in retaliation for raids by other Indian tribes.Īp– The Presidio, overlooking San Francisco, was erected by the Spanish to subdue Indians interfering with mail transmissions along El Camino Real.ġ785-1795 – Old Northwest War – Fighting occurred in Ohio and Indiana. ![]() 1772-1780 – Eighty percent of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, etc.ġ776-1794 – Chickamauga Wars – A series of conflicts that continued the Cherokee struggle against white encroachment. ![]()
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