1. Cultures Clash on the Prairie

2. Red River War  The Kiowa and Comanche tribes were in war for six years before the Red River War.  U.S. Army took the friendly tribes and put them in reservations and went to war with the others.  General Philip Sheridan gave orders to destroy their villages, hang the warriors, and bring the women and children back. General Philip Sheridan 1873 Springfield.45 -.70 carbine

4. Gold Rush  In 1874 Colonel George Armstrong Custer told the people that the “Black Hills had gold from the grass roots down.”  This caused people to move west in the search of gold.  Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes protested the gold rush to officials in Washington.  The peak of the gold rush was between 1876-1877.  In November 1875 the largest amount of gold was found making Custer South Dakota a booming town. Colonel George Armstrong Custer

6. Custer’s Last Stand  In 1876 Custer and his troops fought against the Cheyenne and the Sioux Indian tribes at the Little Bighorn River.  Crazy horse, Gall, and Sitting Bull led the Indians in attack.  The Indians defeated the seventh cavalry in less than one hour.

7. Assimilation and Dawes Act  Assimilation is a plan to get the Native Americans to give up their beliefs and become part of the white culture.  1887 the Dawes Act was passed to “Americanize” the Native Americans.  It broke up the reservations the Indians lived in.  They gave the Indians that were the head of the household 160 acres and the unmarried Indians 80 acres.  The rest of the land was sold to settlers.

8. Destruction of the Buffalo  The pioneers began hunting the buffalo for sport.  In 1800 their were around 65 million buffalo in the plains.  By 1890 their were less than 1000 left.  In 1900 the U.S. protected a herd of buffalo in the Yellow Stone National Park.

9. What Buffalo Parts are Used For   The skull was used in rituals because it was considered sacred.   Bowls and spoons were carved out of the horns.   The hoofs were used as glue after they were ground up.   Bones were used as tools such as a hoe.   The hide of a buffalo was used for tepees, clothing, and arrow shields.

10. Battle of Wounded Knee  Native Americans were still getting diseases from the settlers.  Ghost dance- restore land  The military sent 40 policemen to arrest Sitting Bull.  They ended up killing him because Catch-the-Bear shot an officer.  Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s old army got 350 Sioux and took them to Wounded Knee Creek located in South Dakota.  The next day they took the Indians weapons away.  During this a army man shot a Native American and they ended up killing 300 unarmed Indians.

11. Sources   History Book   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hills_G old_Rush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hills_G old_Rush   http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriv er/index.html http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/redriv er/index.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Kn ee_Massacre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Kn ee_Massacre