little bighorn

• when was battle of the Little Bighorn?

  June 25th 1876
• how many US troops did Custer bring?

  600
• why did the Sioux and Cheyenne not want to move to reservations?

  US gov was untrustworthy
• why did little bighorn fail for US?

  Custer realised he did not have enough troops or ammo
• what happened to Custer and the US army?

  attacked by 4000 indigenous warriors
• who was killed?

  Custer and 200 troops
• what was this for the indigenous peoples?

  biggest victory
• why was the victory short term?

  strengthened the US army to kill them eventually
• what did the changed public opinion of indigenous peoples mean for indigenous peoples?

  • white americans didn't think they could defeat the US army up until this point
  • now seen as a threat to fulfil manifest destiny
  • indigenous would have to assimilate or die
  • viewed them as a real threat compared to weak savages
• what did keeping indigenous on reservations mean for indigenous peoples?

  • moved from sacred land (black hills)
  • couldn't follow their nomadic lifestyle as they can't follow buffalo herds
  • fully reliant on US gov to provide them with food meaning they could punish them with food withdrawal
• what did previous treaties being ignored mean for indigenous peoples?

  • US army didnt want to protect them
  • prospectors moved through indigenous lands
  • could no longer trust US government
  • lost land they thought they had right to
  • future conflicts between indigenous and US army
• what did surrender and death of crazy horse mean for indigenous peoples?

  • indigenous knew they couldn't continue to fight US army
  • sacrificed himself for the tribe
  • killed in 1881 in Canada