followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. Crow Dog was a member of the Brulé band of the Lakota Sioux. On August 5‚ 1881 he shot and killed Spotted Tail‚ a Lakota chief; there are different accounts of the background to the killing. The tribal council dealt with the incident according to Sioux tradition‚ and Crow Dog paid restitution to the dead man’s family. However‚ the U.S. authorities then prosecuted Crow Dog for murder in a federal court
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Native Americans). Now fourteen year olds are not allowed to fight in the armed forces but it was encouraged for a teenager to become a warrior for their tribe back then. Sitting Bull fought during the conflicts of the late nineteenth century when the Sioux were constantly resisting white soldiers (Notable Native Americans). Sitting Bull was constantly fighting to protect the land that he and his tribe lived on. Sitting Bull died while fighting for his tribe on December 15‚ 1890. Sitting Bull is
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for oil. Activists believe that the pipelines could be dangerous: “threatens the Tribe’s environmental and economic well-being‚ and would damage and destroy sites of great historic‚ religious‚ and cultural significance to the Tribe."(Rock Sioux Tribe). The Sioux tribe is convinced that the building of the pipeline will destroy their burial and prayer sites along with having environmental concerns such as releasing greenhouse gasses. The developers of the pipeline and Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure
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found in everyday life. It has been around far longer than any of us have been; it’s safe to say that it is a real phenomenon. Yet‚ there have been other works more aged than Les Misérables. So what sets this work apart? Les Misérables‚ published in 1862‚ is a story that focuses on an ex-convict‚ Jean Valjean‚ on his road to redemption. Through his course‚ he encounters characters such as the relentless and unforgiving police inspector Javert‚ the saintly Monseigneur Myriel – Bishop of Digne‚ the naïve
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had found out that the that soldiers are building a fort in the Powder River Country. A Cheyenne warrior tried to warn some Arapahos of coming soldiers‚ but they do not believe him‚ and their village is destroyed by one military column. A group of Sioux chase the half-starved‚ frozen soldiers of two other military columns and attempt to beat them in battle but overpowered. “Finally the chiefs agreed to accept a full wagon load of flour‚ sugar‚ coffee‚ and tobacco in exchange for granting permission
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Thesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800’s‚ the railroad‚ which was invented in England‚ had a major effect on Western expansion in the United States. ’Railroads were born in England‚ a country with dense populations‚ short distances between cities‚ and large financial
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factors that led up to the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. In addition‚ explain the significance of Wounded Knee in the larger context of the Indian Wars. The Wounded Knee massacre occurred in 1890 between white American settlers and the Sioux people. The Sioux refused to follow US military orders to give up their weapons and instead engaged in battle. Over 300 people‚ including women and children‚ were massacred during the battle. This effectively ended the Plains Indians resistance to white settlement
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hero not only to his tribe but to many other people. Crazy Horse was groomed according to tribal customs. At this time‚ the Sioux prided themselves on the training and development of their sons and daughters‚ and they did not overlook a step in that development. Before he was 12‚ Curly had killed a buffalo and received his own horse. He witnessed the shooting of an old Sioux chief‚ Conquering Bear‚ by white soldiers on the Oregon trail. Seeing this dying chief set off everything in Crazy Horse’s head
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Within the context of 1789-1890‚ was the unification of Germany a result of economic‚ political or military forces? Numerous factors have lead to the progressive creation of a unified Germany by 1871; such factors are fundamentally related to economic‚ political or military origins. To accurately understand the reasoning behind the unification‚ one must look at the history preceding it – The after-effects of the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire; The significance of the French revolutions and
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"Napoleon’s tragedy was that his ambitions surpassed his capacities; Bismarck’s tragedy was that his capacities exceeded his society’s ability to absorb them. The legacy Napoleon left for France was strategic paralysis; the legacy the Bismarck left for Germany was unassimilable greatness"(statement made by Henry Kissinger) is in my opinion a correct statement. This statement can actually be separated into two parts. The first parts relates with the capacities‚ ambitions and successes of Bismarck
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