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Sand Creek Massacre Research Paper

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A. Sand Creek Massacre

The Sand Creek Massacre was an attack on the villages of Cheyenne and Arapaho in southeastern Colorado Territory on November 29, 1864. Around 700 men of the Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry attacked and killed an estimated 70-163 people who lived in those towns; two thirds of the people who died were mothers and children. The attack occurred because the Cheyenne and Arapaho people destroyed white settlers’ property, and an Indian chief tried to settle things peacefully, but it was too late. B. Prohibition
Prohibition was a law that stated nobody could manufacture, store in barrels or bottles, transport, sell, possess, or consume alcohol from 1920-1933. They created the law in hopes of lowering crime rates, and to improve overall health and hygiene in America. The law wasn’t very heavily followed because Americans would either consume alcohol by visiting other countries or by illegally importing it into the United States. There were also underground establishments called …show more content…

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