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Taylor Cairns, Kathleen Gilbertson, Lisa Koppenhaver, Lexi Lehr
==== There were three phases to the removal of the indians off of the land that we, the whites, wanted. The first phase consisted of forcing the Indians off their land, they would do this by fighting. The first battle that took place was Sand Creek Massacre, and it all ended with the Battle of Wounded Knee. But after fighting didn't succeed the second phase was peace. The government tried to encourage the Indians to sign peace treaties, some tribes signed; some didn't. There was also an act called the Dawes Act, but that was also unsuccessful. The last and most successful plan was b uffalo slaughter. The Indians relied on buffalo for everything, and by destroying the buffalo population, it destroyed to indians. That was the cause of the wipeout of most indian tribes. ==== = Battles Peace  Buffalo Slaughter  Cowboy and Settler Life   Work Cited  = 