SCSC 201 Lecture 6: Class Notes
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Chapter 8 part 2: indians and white people fought one another. Near the little bighorn river in eastern montana territory. Referred to as custer"s last stand and battle of the greasy grass. The biggest battle on the great plains led by lieutenant colonel george armstrong. Custer against a group of lakota sioux and cheyenne warriors. 1875 - discovered gold in south dakota"s black hills. U. s. army then ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. Forced sioux and cheyenne to join leaders of the sioux in montana. 1876 10,000 native americans assemble at little bighorn river (greasy grass) to protest u. s. war department"s instruction to go back to their reservations or risk being attacked. Sioux and cheyenne left reservation in the summer of 1876 to hunt buffalo - number of. Sitting bull (spiritual leader of the sioux) and crazy horse (military leader of the sioux) were against the mid-19th-century efforts of the u. s. government to constrict their people to reservations.