The Battle of the Little Big Horn

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The Battle of the Little Big Horn

Level 1-2To be able to reasons

why the US lost the Battle of

the Little Big Horn.

Level 2-3

To be able to the factors

involved in the Indians

defeating the US soldiers.

Level 3-4

To be able to reasonsfor Indian victory

Recap your learning last lesson. In pairs match the time

period cards together with the explanation to show how the

Indians were defeated.


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Phase

1

1825

1840

The Great Plains was Indian country. Non Indians were not interested in this

land

Phase

2

1840 -

1850

Pioneers, Mormons and gold miners all began to head west during this period.

Phase

3

1850

1859

Homesteaders began to settle. The government helped them. The Fort Laramie

Treaty defined Indian area.

Phase

4

1859

1869

Great conflict between Indians and settlers with wars, battles and massacres

such as the Sand Creek Massacre.

Phase5

18691878

Gold was discovered in the Black Hills, there were more wars. The Sioux wonthe Battle of the Little Big Horn but lost the War.

Phase

6

1878

1890

The end of the Plains Indians way of life was brought about by the destruction

of the Buffalo and the resettlement of Indians on reservations.


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There are 3 Question Types

(1) Source based (2) How & Why? (3) Roles & Factors

what can you

learn from this

source about

***

What does thissource tell you

about ***

why did people

move west?

Why were the ***

successful?

Why did the ***change/stay the

same?

What part did ***

play in ****

How important was

**** in ***

Levels 1-2 (G-E) Describing

Levels 2-3 (D-C) Explaining

Levels 3-4 (B-A) Analysing

Paper 1 questions...

1. Source interpretation question = 5

marks

2. How and why question = 8 marks

3. Roles and Factors (choice) = 12

marks

4. Essay question (choice) 3 hints

given = 15 marks

Q1) Create a guide to Unit 1

questions...


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2) Here is a source and a question for you to study. Source A: What does

this picture tell us about the Battle of the little Big Horn? (5 marks)

What can you learn from Source A?

(i) Write the inference you can

make from the supporting detail

provided.

(ii) Write the supporting detail that

goes with the inference provided.

Inference Supporting Detail

One thing I can infer from Source

A is that...(i)

I can infer this because the white soldiers have huddled

together for support in a defensive position.

I can also infer that the US

soldiers are suffering huge looses

I can infer this because... (ii)

An answer like this, with two inferences, both supported by detail in the source would gain full

marks.

by White Bird, a Northern Cheyenne

Watch the video and get a recapon the start of the battle
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/22168-america-at-war-the-battle-of-little-bighorn-begins-video.htm


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3) Create a flow chart to show events of the Battle of

the Little Bighorn, 1876

Vocabulary

Cavalry A branch ofthe army which rode

on horseback

General Sherman

Commander General

of the Army

President Grant

Fort Laramie Treaty

An agreement

between the Sioux

and the US

Government whichcreated the Great

Sioux Reservation

1. The Sioux gathered with Sitting Bull

2. Custer was sent to herd the Indians into thereservations.

3. Custer found a Sioux village and 40 warriors on the

Rosebud River

4. Ignoring orders to wait, he attacked.

5. There were 3x more Sioux than US soldiers.

6. Custer divided his force into a 3 pronged attack to

prevent Sioux escaping.

Captain Frederick Benton

Major Marcus Reno

Lt. Colonel George Custer

7. Oglala Sioux under Crazy Horse surrounded Custer in apincer movement.

8. Custer and his men shot their horses to form a wall but

in less than an hour they were dead.

9. In another days fighting Reno and Benton managed to

escape as reinforcements arrived.


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A) 1872 Gold Discovered in

the black HillsB) Sioux, Cheyenne's,

Arapahos United

C) Battle of Wounded Knee

D) Defeat of the 7th Cavalry

E) Many Indians fled to

Canada

F) Red Clouds peace

treaty ignored

G) Sitting Bull became the most famous

Indian chief

H) US Government did not stop the

miners entering the Black Hill

I) US Government planned to defeat the

Indians

J) Indians sent to reservations

K) A famous Indian Victory

L) US troops sent in to control

miners

M) Black Hills sacred-invaded by white miners

Causes or consequences?

4) Colour code your list...

Causes: Reason why something happened

Consequences: The Result of something happening


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A) 1872 Gold Discovered in

the black HillsB) Sioux, Cheyenne's,

Arapahos United

C) Battle of Wounded Knee

D) Defeat of the 7th Cavalry

E) Many Indians fled to

Canada

F) Red Clouds peace

treaty ignored

G) Sitting Bull became the most famous

Indian chiefH) US Government did not stop the

miners entering the Black Hills

I) US Government planned to defeat the

Indians

J) Indians sent to reservations

K) A famous Indian Victory

L) US troops sent in to control

miners

M) Black Hills sacred-invaded by white miners

Causes or consequences?

4) Colour code your list...

Causes: Reason why something happened

Consequences: The Result of something happening


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5) Lyric study: Jack Gladstones song, Valley of the Little Bighorn.

Lt. Col

GeorgeCuster,

Captain

Benton,

(left) and

Major Reno

Crazy Horse Sitting Bull

Watch this clip to reinforce your

knowledge. Listen to the LYRICS

a) From whose point of view is the ballad written?

b) What is the meaning of the trail of thorns in the first stanza?

c) To what does the phrase, But glory followed Custers men so with

glory we were torn from the Valley of the Little Big Horn. refer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RNsOr5bDtI&feature=youtube_gdatahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RNsOr5bDtI&feature=youtube_gdata


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Why were the Sioux able to defeat the United

States Army at the Battle of Little Big Horn in

1876? (12 marks)Level 1: (1-4 marks)

Simple statement(s) supported by some knowledge

e.g. Custerdidnt wait for rest of army; outnumbered

Level 2: (5-8 marks)

Developed statement(s) supported by relevant knowledge

e.g. narrates events of the battle, asserts reasons for loss

Level 3: (9-12 marks)

Analysis of reasons for Indian victory, supported by appropriately selected

information e.g. unique circumstances of Indian gathering, leadership of Sitting

Bull, superior weapons; mistakes by US soldiers

6) Create your own mark scheme from the edexcel guide above.

Use your own words to make it really clear and easy to understand.


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Why were the Sioux able to defeat the United States Army

at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876? (12 marks)

7) Answer the question above. Use the writing frame to help you.

8) Oracy: You need to be ready to read your conclusion out or give feedback to

others e.g. what went well and even better if...?

Level 1-2 Blue page 78

Recap story in brief

Explain there are many reasons toexplain the defeat

Discuss things Custer did wrong

Discuss things that the Sioux didright

Make an overall decision.

Level 3-4 White page 143 145

Create your own plan.

Try to use ...

Point

Explanation

Evidence Refer back to Q (Analysis)

There are many factors involved in thedefeat of the 7th cavalry such as...

I believe the most important is

BecauseAlsoYou will have just 12 - 15 mins

to answer this in the exam!


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Making ajudgement

Overall I believe that

Sioux were able tobeat the US army

because...

Point

Evidence Explanation

Refer back to the

question

Overall I believe that Sioux were able to

beat the US army because Custer acted

rashly . Custer attacked before waiting for

reinforcements. This is due to the fact that

Custer may have been a glory hunter he

wanted to be a hero and beat the Sioux onhis own. Regardless of the fact that the

Sioux outnumbered the 7th Cavalry, the US

had better weapons and artillery and so

should have won easily, so therefore theSioux were able to defeat the US army

because of the actions of Custer.

Why were the Sioux able to defeat the United States Army

at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876? (12 marks)

Now do the same but for another factor e.g. the Sioux

had excellent morale due to Sitting Bulls vision!


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How do you feel about

your learning today?Level 1-2I am able to reasons why the US lost the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Level 2-3I am able to the factors involved in the Indians defeating the US soldiers.

Level 3-4I am able to reasons for Indian victory

Task List

Starter sorting exercise

1. Guide to paper 1

2. Source question

3. Flow chart events of little big horn

4. Colour code causes and consequences

5. Lyric study questions a-c

6. Student friendly mark scheme

7. Exam practice

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