Show:
Battle of Little Bighorn
Massacres
Dawes Act
100
Who was Sitting Bull?
One of the Chiefs of the Sioux warriors
100
When did the Sand Creek Massacre take place?
The year of 1862
100
What was the Dawes Act?
An act that encouraged Native Americans to settle down and become farmers
200
What was Sitting Bull's goal?
To drive out the settlers
200
Who was killed in the Sand Creek Massacre?
The Cheyennes
200
Why did the Dawes Act fail?
Few Native Americans wanted to be farmers
300
Who lost the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
The Americans
300
What massacre took place in December of 1890?
The Wounded Knee Massacre
300
How did the Americans think the only way for Native Americans to live was?
Through assimilation
400
When did the Battle of the Little Bighorn begin?
June of 1876
400
Where did the Wounded Knee massacre take place?
Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota
400
When did the government pass the Dawes Act?
The year of 1887