1. What were the effects of westward expansion on the American Indians of the Great Plains?

2.  Indians depended on buffalo and used every part. Landowners killed buffalo for fun.

3.  kept moving the Indians off land  reservations -land set aside for Indians to live on

4.  –last victory for the American Indian  CUSTER and all of his soldiers were killed (by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse)

5.  Led the Nez Perce Indians to Canada and they were defeated by the army. “ From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."

6.  During the winter of 1890, police officers and US Army personnel in Wounded Knee, SD were frightened by the Ghost Dance and were going to arrest Chief Sitting Bull. In a standoff, he was shot to death. Angry Sioux tribe members petitioned the US Army for an explanation – then shots were fired. Within a few minutes, machine guns were used and over 200 tribesmen died.

7.  Indian leader opposed to westward expansion by the settlers