Puget Sound War, Washington. Puget Sound Tribes of Washington. This armed conflict, taking place in the Puget Sound area from October 1855 to March 1856 primarily occurred between the United States Military and local militias against members of the Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Klickitat tribes over land rights.

Puget Sound Indian War. The Puget Sound Indian War began over land rights and ended in a cloud of controversy surrounding the hanging of Leschi. The catalyst of the war was the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854 Negotiated by Washington Territory Governor Isaac Stevens, the treaty preserved Indian fishing rights, but took away prime Nisqually farm ...

27/01/2016 · The Puget Sound War (1855-1856) Chief Leschi Contrary to what you might think, the Puget Sound is not an audible noise – it’s a body of water located on the northwestern coast of Washington state.

10/08/2017 · The Puget Sound War was an armed conflict that took place in the Puget Sound area of the state of Washington in 1855–56, between the United State military, local militias and members of the Native American tribes of the Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Klickitat. Another component of the war, however, were raiders from the Haida and Tlingit who came …

04/07/2011 · The Indians were crowded together, denied access to adequate food, and stripped of their personal property. The southwestern tribes were held captive for almost two years during the Puget Sound War.

10/08/2017 · The Puget Sound War was an armed conflict that took place in the Puget Sound area of the state of Washington in 1855–56, between the United State military, local militias and members of the Native American tribes of the Nisqually, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Klickitat. Another component of the war, however, were raiders from the Haida and Tlingit who came …

The Navy in the Puget Sound War, 1855-1857 A Documentary Study BY FRANCIS X. HOLBROOK AND JOHN NIKOL In December 1854, Governor Isaac I. Stevens of Washington Territory returned from Washing-ton, D.C., having obtained permission to nego-tiate a series of treaties with the Indians living within the territory. By terms of the treaties, the