Cowboys and Indians

Cattle Drives Longhorns were worth more back East Cowboys led Longhorns to the railroad stations up North Ended when rail lines extended into Texas

Gold Rush Brought many people west Boomtown/Ghost town Levi Strauss – first blue jeans

Boomtowns/ Ghost town

Conflict on the Plains Settlers wanted land Government moved Lakota’s to a reservation Gold was found on reservation – Natives would not sell land to U.S. Sitting Bull – Lakota Chief

Battle of Little Bighorn Crazy Horse leads the Lakota’s and Cheyenne General Custar led the Seventh Cavalry Mission -defeat the Lakota’s and force them on to new reservation

Results Of Little BigHorn Biggest victory Native Americans ever won over United States Forces. Custer’s defeat convinced the United States government to take stronger action against Native American groups.

Chief Joseph – Nez Perce Geronimo – Apache Leader

Wounded Knee Lakota families decided to leave reservation Surrounded by U.S. forces at Wounded Knee, South Dakota 300 Lakota’s were killed – marked end of wars between U.S. and Native Americans