Francis Marion 1732-1795 Also known as: Swamp Fox Born: WINTER, 1732 in South Carolina, United States, Berkeley County Died: February 27, 1795 Occupation: General Source Database: DISCovering U.S. History Table of Contents Biographical Essay | Further Readings | Source Citation Hero of the southern campaign in the American Revolution, who was known for his mastery of the small-unit
wounded in a firefight, how did Apache scouts react? How were they punished? 11. he was an Apache medicine man he was an old american scout who wanted to
His Sitting Bull mourned them for a long period of time. He did absolutely nothing all summer. He became better as time went by. Later that fall, Sitting Bull and other Indians went horse stealing and came across a family of a mom and children. The others killed all of the family except one boy. Sitting Bull saved that one boy and adopted him. His name was Kills-Often. He was named for his superb hunting skills (Black, 21-25).
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa leaders of the American Indian involvement together helped create a powerful organization among native Indians. Tecumseh, a powerful political and military leader is the most recognized of the two, but it was the combining of their knowledge that made them particularly powerful. Tenskwatawa provided a helpful vision to launch a much broader Indian movement, he used traditional native beliefs while combining religion to call for an Indian resistance against the Americans. He was able to unify the American Indians by turning his life around, which in turn he used his religion to gather many Indians, his faith helped him restore peace within the Indian community. Tecumseh unified the native Indians by using political and military strategies to convince the native people of what he was trying to accomplish with his movement. His energy helped natives by giving them someone with a voice. Tecumseh never compromised, which made him the powerful leader that he was.
Black Hawk was Sauk American Indian leader that became prominent at a young age and managed to play an important role in shaping Native American history and U.S. history in general. He was born in 1767 in Saukenuk, a Native American village is contemporary Rock Island, Illinois. Even with the fact that he was not born a chief, his actions made it possible for individuals in his tribe to appreciate him and to support him as their leader. Black Hawk trained as a boy and learnt a great deal about waging warfare, as war was a dominant concept in his tribe's culture and children were well-acquainted with it in order for them to be able to react positively to diverse issues that arose.
Ben Hall is different from the other bushrangers. One of the He is looked upon in a heroic way for fighting the justice system and showing courage, strength and ability to resist laws through making his own lifestyle, with separate beliefs, attitudes and values. He was a friend of the poor, kind to women and children, and an enemy of the rich. He was forced into crime by the harsh harassments of the authorities. He said to have died bravely against the more powerful forces of the law. He has grown to be an admired infamous figure for the way he stood up to authority and his larrikin ways.
Early life Sitting Bull was born in Dakota Territory. He was named Jumping Badger at birth, when he was fourteen years old he accompanied a group of Lakota warriors (which included his father and his uncle Four Horns) in a raiding party to take horses from a camp of Crow warriors.
he stayed out of public affairs, and attending to his personal affairs . In those three years he married Edith Kermit Carow and built a home near Oyster Bay, Long Island. He had been appointed to the U.S. Civil Service by President Harrison . His defeats in his political career helped him get this job. A position he held from 1889 to 1895.In 1895 he accepted the presidency of the Board of Police Commissioners in New York City. In this position he called for war with Spain , and occasionally embarrassed his superiors.At the start of the Spanish-American war he readily resigned to join his friend Leonard Wood in organizing the first volunteer Calvary, but widely know as the"Rough Riders" . Later he became the leader of the Rough Riders and led charge up Kettle Hill during the battle of San Juan Hill. His success in the Spanish-American war and the stories in the newspaper he became sort of a national hero . In 1898 , when he came back , he was
Francis Marion 1732-1795 Also known as: Swamp Fox Born: WINTER, 1732 in South Carolina, United States, Berkeley County Died: February 27, 1795 Occupation: General Source Database: DISCovering U.S. History Table of Contents Biographical Essay | Further Readings | Source Citation Hero of the southern campaign in the American Revolution, who was known for his mastery of the small-unit tactics necessary for effective guerrilla warfare.
Synopsis: George Armstrong Custer was a West Point graduate who attained military promotions to brigadier general and major general in the regular army on March 13, 1865 and major general of volunteers April 15, 1865 during the American Civil War. Later in 1870’s, Custer moved to the west to fight
On October 5, 1813, a man was defeated. His name was Tecumseh. He was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal Confederacy. He had also become an ally of Britain during the War of 1812. He had at least 4 siblings, their names were Tenskwatawa, Cheeseekau,
At One time Tecumseh , A Native American disliked the White Settlement . He was also a Shawnee and known as a chief. He was born in 1768 in a place now known as Columbus Ohio. in the eighteen-hundreds he fought the US and he later died in war.
Reason number one is that he helped start the fur trade. The fur trade played a major role in the development of the united states and canada. With the fur trade you could make hats and clothes to wear. And The fur trade also gave indians tools, and weapons to use. So with the fur trade the indians were trading fur for weapons and tools, and we were trading the tools for fur.
Joseph Brant, also know as Red Jacket was a fearless leader for the Dawson Tribe. He was known for fighting against the British and American forces in the Revolutionary War. He accomplished a lot in his life and died too soon known as a hero to his tribe. Joseph
Sitting Bull In 1831 an indian child was born, of the Sioux Nation and the Hunkpapa Tribe. His father, Sitting Bull, and mother, Her-holy-door, did not name him Sitting Bull, he was named Jumping Badger. He was never called Jumping Badger, he was called Slow because of his willful and deliberate ways.