U.S. vs. Natives

Question 1

buffalo

Answer 1

• everything to native americans (food, clothing, shelter, weapons)
• begin to disappear on the great plains
• railroad, settlers, white hunters

Question 2

reservation system

Answer 2

• pushing native americans further west
• land that was not wanted by the US
• 1860 - great sioux reservation - over 12 tribes sent
• forced to walk on their own to reservation

Question 3

1876 - little big horn

Answer 3

• george custer - US general - charges into native american warriors
• custer and his 200 men are killed in 20 minutes
• native americans defended themselves against Custer’s charge
• US army uses this as a rally cry for further attack of the native americans
• attempts by the Union Army to settle native americans on reservations in south dakota

Question 4

1887 - dawes act

Answer 4

• attempt to “americanize” native americans
• native children sent to US schools to learn English
• attempt to get rid of Native American culture

Question 5

1890 - wounded knee

Answer 5

• 300 unarmed native americans gunned down by US army
• bodies left on the frozen ground
• tipping point for native americans - many tribes will move to reservations to avoid death

Question 6

remember this…

Answer 6

human rights is something the US prides themselves in today. however, this is a very ugly chapter of American history where the US imposed the Native American’s human rights