Broken treaties
What Broken treaties means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Agreements the US government did not strictly adhere to, as when the discovery of gold in the Black Hills led to the 1868 Treaty being broken.
Cattle ranchers often violated treaty agreements, and gold prospecting led to the violation of the Fort Laramie Treaty.
Topics that use Broken treaties
- Option P3: Key topic 2: Development of the Plains, c1862–c1876 - 3 Changes in the ways of life of Indigenous peoples of the Plains (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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