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Which U.S. president signed the Fort Laramie Treaty with the Lakota people?

  • Abraham Lincoln

  • Ulysses S. Grant

  • Theodore Roosevelt

  • George Washington

Answer

U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Fort Laramie Treaty with the Lakota people in 1868. The treaty established the Great Sioux Reservation and promised the Lakota exclusive rights to the Black Hills. However, the U.S. government later violated the treaty, leading to conflicts and land disputes.
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