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Geronimo Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the life and legacy of the legendary Apache warrior, Geronimo, through this exciting timeline game.

  • Learn about Geronimo’s early life and upbringing
  • Discover the key events that shaped Geronimo’s role as a leader
  • Challenge yourself to place these events in their correct chronological order
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  • 1829: Geronimo is born in June near the headwaters of the Gila River in what is now Arizona.
  • 1858: Geronimo's family is killed by Mexican soldiers.
  • 1858: Geronimo marries Alope, with whom he has three children.
  • 1858: Geronimo's family is attacked by Mexican soldiers, resulting in the death of his wife and children.
  • 1861: Geronimo joins a group of Apache warriors led by Mangas Coloradas.
  • 1863: Mangas Coloradas is captured and killed by the US Army, leading to Geronimo seeking revenge.
  • 1874: Geronimo becomes a prominent leader among the Apache people.
  • 1876: Geronimo and his followers begin a series of raids against Mexican and American settlements.
  • 1881: Geronimo surrenders to US authorities but later escapes from a reservation.
  • 1886: Geronimo is captured by US forces and sent to a reservation in Florida.
  • 1887: Geronimo is transferred to a reservation in Alabama.
  • 1894: Geronimo is transferred to a reservation in Oklahoma.
  • 1905: Geronimo participates in the inauguration parade for President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • 1906: Geronimo publishes his autobiography, recounting his life and struggles.
  • 1909: Geronimo dies of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
  • 1918: Geronimo's remains are stolen by members of the Skull and Bones society at Yale University.
  • 2009: Geronimo's remains are returned to his family and reburied in Arizona.

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