Battle Of Wounded Knee Flashcards
What was the ghost dance?
A dance inspired by the vision that an Indian called wovoka had in 1890. The vision foretold that the whites would leave and the Buffaloes would once again roam free on the Plains and they were told to preform the ghost dance
What did the ghost dance do to the Indians?
Made them more aggressive and restless
What has the U.S. Army done to the Indians by 1890?
They were scattered, demoralised and defeated. Their way of life had been destroyed
Why were the U.S. Army frightened by the ghost dance?
Because the Indians would be armed when they danced
Who was the leader of the Sioux tribe during wounded knee?
Chief Bigfoot
What did the soldiers do to the Indian tribes?
They opened fire Killy 153 Sioux men, women and children historians believe that the army deliberately provoked the Indians as they wanted to kill them
What was the last sad event in the story of the Native American resistance to the whites?
The battle of wounded knee
