1. In November 1864 a band of peaceful Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians was attacked by vigilantes from Denver, who killed perhaps as many as 150 men, women, and children. What is this event called?
From Quiz It Happened in Colorado
Answer:
Sand Creek Massacre
On November 29, 1864, members of the Colorado Territory militia, numbering 700 strong, attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho camped along Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado. The band of Indians was under the leadership of Black Kettle, who had been assured that the American flag he flew over his lodge would protect his village from attack. Today, the National Park Service administers the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to honor the victims of this atrocity, most of whom were women and children.