SCSC 201 Lecture 7: Class Notes
7 Jan 2018
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C. ) outnumbered (7th = about 650) and divided into three groups at onset of battle d. ) u. s. army in the west compared to civil war army was less motivated, had less training, and lower status. General causes: land for farms and ranches, spread of civilization - moral superiority over savages , desire to get rich quickly, believed strongly that the land of the west was theirs to take. Lieutenant general nelson miles - campaigned, harassed indian villages, and won battles; e. g. wolf mountain (1877) 1881 - sitting bull"s band returned from canada to accept reservation life. Sioux turned to the prophet wovoka, a medicine man, who assured that they would return to their original dominance of the plains if they performed the ghost dance. Sioux indians gathered in bands wearing ghost shirts and performing the ritual, reaffirming their own culture.
