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Native American Resilience in the Late 1800s Plains

Explore how Native Americans on the Plains navigated changes during the late 1800s, including key events like the Battle of Little Big Horn, the Dawes Act, and Wounded Knee Massacre. Learn about leaders Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, US 7th Cavalry's George A. Custer, the impact of the Dawes Act on Native Americans, and the implications of inventions like Joseph Glidden's barbed wire. Discover how Native Americans faced assimilation pressures, government policies, and tragic massacres, and consider their resilience amidst adversity.

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Native American Resilience in the Late 1800s Plains

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  1. Warm Up 3/8 If you were a Native American on the Plains in the late 1800s, how might you react to the changes you are facing?

  2. Battle of Little Big Horn • Who are the two leaders of the Sioux? Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse • Who was the leader of the US 7th Calvary? George A. Custer • What was the outcome of the battle? Sioux are victorious Custer and 200 troops die

  3. Dawes Act • Who did the act impact? Native Americans • Forces Native Americans onto: reservations • How does the government increase the assimilation process? Through education

  4. Wounded Knee • 1890 • Sitting Bull killed in an attempted arrest during break-up of Ghost Dance • Sitting Bull’s death leads to series of events • Chief Big Foot attempted to lead Sitting Bull’s followers to Pine Ridge • Intercepted surrender to cavalry troops

  5. Wounded Knee • 120 men & 230 women/children herded to Wounded Knee Creek • Attempt to disarm Sioux • Single gunshot (accident?) led to massacre • 290 Sioux killed

  6. Life for Native Americans

  7. Joseph Glidden has patentCheaper than wooden fencesDefines propertyRestricts Natives from moving along land even before reservations are est.Cuts off resources Barb Wire

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