History 1302 Unit 1 SG: 3 Great Sioux War
Sitting Bull
(ca. 1831 - 1890) A Lakota Sioux religious leader who became a war leader in battles against the U.S. Army. He took part in many battles, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He turned himself in to the U.S. Army in 1881. He died in a fight that started when officials came to arrest him, believing that he was about to leave the reservation.
The Northern Plains includes what present day states?
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What exaggerated news did Custer publicize after this expedition?
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What was Deadwood & where was it?
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What was the purpose of the Black Hills Expedition?
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Where are the Bighorn Mountains?
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Where are the Black Hills located?
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Why is the Great Sioux War significant?
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Explain what caused the beginning of the Great Sioux War & when it took place.
1876: U.S. Government forced Sioux out of treaty-guaranteed lands in Black Hills and Bighorn Mountains to give access to gold miners and other settlers.
Crazy Horse
A chief of the Ogala Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn.
Where did the Sioux live?
Dakota Territory
What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn River?
In 1876, Indian leaders Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated Custer's troops who tried to force them back on to the reservation, Custer and all his men died
Where did the Battle of Little Bighorn River take place?
In Montana near the Little Bighorn River
Which Indian groups were involved in Battle of Little Bighorn?
Ogala Sioux band led by Crazy Horse, Lakota Sioux band led by Sitting Bull (Arapahoe & Cheyenne indians also????)
What was the significance of the Black Hills for the Sioux?
hunting lands & sacred lands