LANDOWNERS VS NATIVE AMERICANS

What were the effects of westward expansion on the American Indians of the Great Plains?

Reduction of the buffalo

Indians depended on buffalo and used every part. Landowners killed buffalo for fun.

Changes in government policy

kept moving the Indians off land reservations-land set aside for Indians

to live on

Battle of Little Big Horn

–last victory for the American Indian CUSTER and all of his soldiers were killed

(by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse)

Chief Joseph

Led the Nez Perce Indians to Canada and they were defeated by the army. “From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."

Battle of Wounded Knee

During the winter of 1890, police officers and US Army personnel in Wounded Knee, SD were frightened by the Ghost Dance and were going to arrest Chief Sitting Bull. In a standoff, he was shot to death. Angry Sioux tribe members petitioned the US Army for an explanation – then shots were fired. Within a few minutes, machine guns were used and over 200 tribesmen died.

Geronimo

Indian leader opposed to westward expansion by the settlers