Colonel John Chivington famously described his attitude toward NativeAmericans: "Kill and scalp all, big and little; nits make lice." WhenChivington directed troops to slaughter Cheyenne men, women, andchildren in the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, his cruel philosophy resultedinOthe refusal of Great Plains tribes to honor the Treaty of FortLaramie.retaliatory violence by Cheyenne people and their allies againstWhite settlers.the relocation of all Native people from Colorado to Minnesota.Othe Supreme Court's decision to grant U.S. citizenship toNative people.

The Sand Creek Massacre occurred on November 29, 1864. It is claimed that about 600 Cheyenne and…

Colonel John Chivington famously described his attitude toward Native Americans: "Kill and scalp all, big and little; nits make lice." When Chivington directed troops to slaughter Cheyenne men, women, and children in the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, his cruel philosophy resulted in the refusal of Great Plains tribes to honor the Treaty of Fort Laramie. retaliatory violence by Cheyenne people and their allies against White settlers. the relocation of all Native people from Colorado to Minnesota. O the Supreme Court's decision to grant U.S. citizenship to Native people.

Colonel John Chivington famously described his attitude toward Native Americans: "Kill and scalp all, big and little; nits make lice." When Chivington directed troops to slaughter Cheyenne men, women, and children in the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, his cruel philosophy resulted in the refusal of Great Plains tribes to honor the Treaty of Fort Laramie. retaliatory violence by Cheyenne people and their allies against White settlers. the relocation of all Native people from Colorado to Minnesota. O the Supreme Court's decision to grant U.S. citizenship to Native people.