1. S2 Little Bighorn Snow Day Task
You will investigate:
What led to the battle of Little Bighorn?
What the outcome of the battle was?
Who Custer was and did he make good decisions on the day of the battle?

2. The Black Hills

3. The Bozeman Trail Gold was found in the Black Hills
Sioux called them Paha Sapa
Prayed there to the Great Spirit

4. Miners were being attacked by the Native Americans
By 1876 The American government decided to punish them
The miners wanted protection
Soldiers ordered to capture or kill Native Americans

5. The US Seventh Cavalry
Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer

6. Sitting Bull
Led the Sioux into battle
A holy man
Had a premonition

7. The Americans
200 men
Single shot rifles
Custer refused to take machine guns
The Sioux
4,000 men
Repeating rifles

9. The Battle of Little Bighorn

10. All the American troops were killed
Bodies mutilated apart from Custer

11. Little Bighorn Memorial