tleThe US army lost the Battle of the Little Big Horn because of the mistake made by General George Custer The battle of little big horn took place on 25th June 1876. All 210 soldiers in General Custer’s force were killed by Indians led by sitting bull. The Battle began because the white settlers and the Native American’s lived in peace but the American’s started to abuse their trust with the Native American’s as they started to dig for gold‚ as the gold was discovered in the Rocky mountain and
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are also for discussion purposes. Gillon Chapter 17: The Western Frontier‚ 1862-1900 • Who were the new immigrants to the West and why did they come? • What were some of the ironies regarding the Native Americans defeat of Colonel George Custer? • Explain what was meant by the “The Myth of the Garden”; how did these beliefs affect the settlement of the West? Gillon Chapter 18: The Industrial Experiment‚ 1865-1900 • How did the many inventions of the late 19th century affect
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In the late 1800’s the Americans viciously forced many Native Americans off their lands all because the federal government wanted the U.S. to expand and obtain Manifest Destiny. The main Native American and tribe that stood against the federal government was Sitting Bull‚ Chief of the Sioux and entire Lakota nation. He led a large amount of Sioux warriors in many battles against the American government that were fought over the rights and lands of the Lakota nation. He was against the American
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Lieutenant Colonel Hal and his unit‚ who are set for their first battle of the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Colonel Moore is commander of the first Battalion‚ 7th Cavalry regiment‚ the same regiment that was fatefully commanded by General George A. Custer in the 19th Century. General Custer and his men were slaughtered at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. In the story Lieutenant Colonel Moore manages to achieve the impossible when despite his being outnumbered by the enemy‚ he refuses to give in and eventually
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American Protest‚ University of California Press (May‚ 2003) pp. 201-227‚ Mines‚ Patrick‚ Beneath the Underdog: Race‚ Religion‚ and the Trail of Tears‚ American Indian Quarterly‚ Vol. 25‚ No. 3 (Summer‚ 2001)‚ pp. 453-479 Robinson‚ Harry B.‚ The Custer Battlefield Museum‚ The Montana Magazine of History‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 3 (Jul.‚ 1952)‚ pp. 11-29 Taylor‚ Drew Hayden‚ alterNatives‚ Talonbooks‚ 2000‚ [ 2 ]. Mines‚ Patrick‚ Beneath the Underdog: Race‚ Religion‚ and the Trail of Tears(Henceforth Mines)
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* Custer entered West Point the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated last in a class of 34 in June of 1861. * In the two years since the war had broken out‚ he had been promoted several times all the way to the rank of Brigadier General of Volunteers‚ commanding the Michigan Cavalry Brigade. * Through the rest of the war he steadily advanced in responsibility and rank. By war’s end in 1865‚ Custer commanded an entire Cavalry Division holding the rank of Major General. In many cases‚ Generals
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Oklahoma Land Rush Oklahoma Indian Territory 5 civilized tribes –Cherokees‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaws‚ Creek‚ Seminole Land Rush on “No Man’s Land” – April 22‚ 1889 – white settlers given opportunity to settle far western portion of OK Curtis Act 1889 – formally ended Indian communal land ownership thereby legally dissolving Indian Territory Oklahoma – “land of the Red Man” At the close of the Civil War 360‚000 Indians still lived in Trans-Miss. West. Most in Great Plains. Plain Indians used guns
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PURPOSE OF MILITARY GUIDON The significance of the guidon is that it represents the unit and its commander. When the commander is in‚ his or her guidon is displayed for everyone to see. When he leaves for the day‚ the guidon is taken down. It is an honor‚ although sometimes a dubious one‚ to be the guidon carrier for a unit‚ known as a "guidon bearer" or "guide". He or she stands in front of the unit alongside of the commander (or the commander’s representative)‚ and is the rallying point for
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Nicole Smith Professor Ben Beshwate History of the United States (132) Homework Assignment 2 05 February 2013 Sitting Bull With the possible exception of Crazy Horse‚ nobody is a more recognizable figure in the Indian resistance against the US settlers. I believe the author chose him as the focal point of this chapter not only for that reason‚ but because he‚ perhaps more than anybody else‚ embodied the spirit of the Lakota people‚ and nobody fought with more determination to protect it.
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through 1873‚ Seventh Cavalry companies participated in occupation duties during the Reconstruction period in the South. Sent north once more to the Western Frontier‚ the Regiment garrisoned Fort Abraham Lincoln‚ Dakota Territory. Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer’s disaster at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25 and 26‚ 1876‚ while a stunning defeat‚ demonstrated the sheer bravery of the 7th Cavalrymen: fourteen soldiers received the Medal of Honor during that battle. During World War II
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