Modoc War
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American Indian History
- Geographical Location: California, Oregon
- Date: November 29, 1872-June 1, 1873
Article abstract: The Modoc War was another example of attempted Indian resistance to the loss of their homelands.
In 1864, the Modocs signed a treaty in which they agreed to leave the Lost River Valley, in Northern California and southern Oregon, and live on a reservation with the Klamaths. By 1872, Kintpuash, called Captain Jack by the whites, and other Modocs found reservation life and policies unacceptable. They missed their homeland and could no longer endure sharing a reservation with the Klamaths, who outnumbered them and made life extremely difficult for...
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