1. DO NOW GIVE THREE REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVED OUT WEST?
WHO DID SETTLERS TAKE LAND FROM ON THE GREAT PLAINS?
WHAT ANIMAL DID AMERICAN INDIANS RELY ON FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING?

2. Indian Opposition
Sitting Bull: Helped lead the plains Indians in the battle of Little Bighorn. (Lakota Sioux)

3. Indian Opposition Geronimo:
Fought many battles against the US Army including Little Bighorn.
(Apache)
The last leader to surrender. September 4th 1886
4th stopped here.

4. Indian Opposition Chief Joseph – leader of the Nez Perce
He appealed to the President for basic Native American rights.
War broke out because of the acts of 3 Nez Perce who acted on their own and attacked a settlement of Americans.
He fought for several years but turned himself and gave the Famous Speech ending in ” I will fight no more forever.”

5. Indian Opposition The Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)
Battle between General George Armstrong Custer against the Lakota Sioux Native Americans.
It was the Greatest Victory for Native Americans. Motivated U.S.
Government to fight even harder because they were embarrassed by the defeat.

6. The Battle of Little Bighorn: AKA Custer’s Last Stand

7. Little Bighorn Veterans in 1926

8. Massacre at Wounded Knee
December 29, 1890
U.S. Government was scared that there was going to be an uprising.
*Ghost Dance*
290 Native Americans were killed including women and children.
25 soldiers were killed.

9. Massacre at Wounded Knee
December 29, 1890

10. Massacre at Wounded Knee
December 29, 1890

11. American Indians were not considered citizens until 1924