HIS 1053 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bozeman Trail, Crazy Horse
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Transforming the west- culturally it was the place for opportunity. Indian removal- cant live together together indians and british forces them west of the mississippi(trail of tears) The bozeman trail moving right across native american lands settlers moving through indian lands. Kit carson- famous explorers believed indians had rights too. Crazy horse- ogala sioux good war leader defeats u. s cavalry in battle of. Ghost dance- settlers cant beat them in war but in starving them- dance and pray- buffalo will come back and settlers will disappear-settlers think praying/dancing is them getting ready for war- u. s attacked because they were scared.