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The Battle of Little Bighorn

The Battle of Little Bighorn. By: Leigh Lacy, Delia Reilly, Peter Civitella. Who was involved?. Cheyenne and Sioux Tribes Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse White Prospectors American Seventh Calvary Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer. Background of the Battle.

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The Battle of Little Bighorn

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  1. The Battle of Little Bighorn By: Leigh Lacy, Delia Reilly, Peter Civitella

  2. Who was involved? • Cheyenne and Sioux Tribes • Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse • White Prospectors • American Seventh Calvary • Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer

  3. Background of the Battle • White prospectors ignored the 2nd treaty of Laramie. • White settlers rushed into the Black Hills where there was a surplus of gold.

  4. Cause of the battle • Government offered to buy back the land. • Tribal leader rejected the offer. • Sioux warriors fled the reservation. • They brought together Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse-two Sioux chiefs. • These chiefs helped to push back the white prospectors.

  5. The Battle Of Little Bighorn • American 7th Calvary were sent to find the Sioux to bring them back to the reservation • Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer forces met the Sioux and Cheyenne.

  6. The Outcome • Defeat shocked the nation • Government stepped up the military action following this event. • Due to the government’s actions, it was the last Native American Victory

  7. Impact on Native Americans • Crazy Horse Surrendered • Sitting Bull and his followers fled to Canada

  8. Bibliography • Garcia, Jesus, et al. Creating America; A History of the United States, 1877 to the 21st Century. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell, 2005. Print.

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