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With the settlement of the American West, I discern that it was not nice to force Native Americans off their land onto reservations. There was a treaty given to the Sioux for the rights to the Black Hills until gold was discovered in the area. The white miners flocked to the territory to get the gold. I don’t think it was right that with the treaty the U.S. government still ordered the Native Americans back to their reservations. With the conflict that occurred between the U.S. Government and the Native American Indian in Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked a significant victory for the Native Americans and unfavorable for U.S. Army’s defeat. The Native Americans would have to remain in government-controlled reservations.

The natives felt strongly about the issue because Custer was attacking their homes. Now mind you these homes contained women and children, and the army had a custom of having no mercy. The army would kill every single person, including babies.

In the south of central Montana during 1876 on June 25th and 26th, a battle happened known as the Battle of Little Bighorn or also known as “Custer’s Last Stand”. The Native American Tribes that were involved was the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes. They were battling against the 7th regiment of the US Cavalry which was led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. In the year of 1868 Lakota leaders agreed to a treaty known as Fort Laramie Treaty which was suppose to give the Lakota leaders a large reservation for their tribes. But in accepting the treaty they also accepted giving up their nomadic lifestyles and agreed to a more stationary livelihood in the reservation. Some leaders like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse did not agree

In 1874 the US Army sent a force under Colonel Custer into South Dakota. When gold was discovered in the area, the federal government declared that all Sioux Indians not in reservations would have to be subjugated by Custer’s troops. Many Sioux refused to cooperate, and Custer began to attack. At the battle of Little Bighorn, in June 1876, Custer split his troops, and a larger force of Indians wiped out all of his men. After this defeat, the army took a different course by harassing the Sioux in attrition. Indians eventually lost the will to resist as these strategies were commonly successful against the Sioux. In the December of 1890, approximately 300 Indians were killed by US troops at Wounded Knee. This massacre was the indication to the end of Indian opposition. The Plains Indians were eventually conquered and forced into reservations.

Before the arrival of white people to the continent, Native Americans still engaged in war between the various different tribes. Their reasons for fighting each other were drastically different than the reasons they had when fighting non-Indians. Some Native American battles were fought for revenge. The most common cause of war between Native American groups was probably to defend or enlarge tribal territory. Later, their conflicts with white people were fought for trying to prevent the theft of their land, or in raids for food and supplies they were denied. There have been many famous clashes between Indians and the United States government. On November 4th 1791, In what is considered the worst ever defeat administered by Indians to U. S. troops more than 600 soldiers were killed by a force of mostly Shawnees and other Indians. The cause of the conflict was settlers moving into the Indian’s land in large numbers, ignoring Indians rights and demanding military protection if the Indians opposed them. This kind of situation was the cause for many of the largest fights with Native Americans, for example the battle of little big horn (otherwise known as Custer’s last stand) in which Indians that were ready for the arrival of the Calvary killed every soldier under General Custer’s command. A battle which United States

The U.S. army wouldn’t be able to find us from this place. If the U.S. army did find us, then we were ready to fight. I went towards Crazy horse and he told me to be aware for any suspicious problems. I wasn't worried, after all we should a person watching if somebody wanted to attack us. If that Sioux member spotted a U.S. troop member, he would give us a signal. Going back to my hut, I heard the signal. I reached my gun and told everyone to find cover. I immediately went running to Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse and told them that the troops were coming for us. Some people stayed to fight and some went back to their huts. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull told us when the soldiers are on an open area we would ambush them. We noticed that one group of soldiers wanted to go up a hill or high ground. We had surrounded them, but they still didn’t see us. Custer and his troops were outnumbered by about 2,000 Sioux and he only had about 264 soldiers. This was clearly our advantage to win this battle with 2,000 Sioux members. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse gave the signal to shoot them, bullets were fired rapidly. Shooting at the soldiers killing more than 200 soldiers. Sitting Bull noticed that General Custer was there to fight against us. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse wanted to kill him. General Custer and 264 men were all killed by us the Sioux. Blood and dead U.S. soldiers on the ground. The majority of us survive the shootout, but none of the U.S. soldiers survive. It was our first major win against the United States. All of the Sioux started to celebrate, we were all happy and thought that everything was going to start to be better. We ambushed surrounded them, making it our first victory. A few months later the battle was called the battle of little bighorn and some people stated that it was Custer’s Last Stand. This battle made Native Americans happy because it

The real drama started in 1831 when the Trail of Tears started. The Americans were forcing Natives to go to certain location to stay. Many of the Natives on the way died or got really sick.The settlers at first thought the Native were good people to trade with. Then the settlers started to take their land so the Natives stopped trading with them. The settlers had no respect for the Natives they just took their land and didn’t feel bad about it. But, this led to battle between the two. One of many battles was the Black Hawk War. The Sauk war chief known as “Black Hawk” had some problems with American and so they had a battle. There were 6000+ American militiamen and only 500 Indian Warriors plus helpers for both sides. The American only lost 77 and the Natives lost 450-600 total men that includes helpers. The Americans must really have wanted to win because they sent way too many people they had them 6000 men to 500 men. They did that just to show them that they are better and that they could whoop them in a

The military doctrine at the time of Western expansion and the Indian Wars is hard to isolate and condense into a succinct statement. This is due to the fact the United States government wanted to treat the Native Americans with decency while also herding them into smaller areas of land and confining them onto reservations. This “peace policy” was complicated by an excitable populace that was keen on seeking revenge against any suspected provocation from a Native American tribe. Altercations often resulted in the United States military intervening to restore what was being defined at that time as “peace”. Once the military became involved in the pursuit of any tribe, human decency was often pushed to the side in multiple demonstrative manners of ineffective, immoral, and otherwise negative leadership. For example, there were countless murders of innocent Native American noncombatants during the late 19th century; referencing to the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 in Colorado or the Wounded Knee Massacre of

When whites first came to America, they tried to control the Indians. Whites soon realized that they could not control the Natives. This led to the Whites giving the Indians rights, but the Army ignored the rights the Natives had been given. As part of the Treaty of Fort Laramie or The Horse Creek treaty, 1851, the Native tribes were to be paid an annual annuity for granting the traveling immigrants a safe passage and staying within their tribal territories (Barrett 1). With an increase in foot travel along the trails leading to California for the gold rush, tensions were running high in the Native tribes (Cubbison 1). While the Natives were peaceful with the immigrants, their trust in The Army was failing. The soliders at Fort Laramie were

The Battle of Little Bighorn, which was fought on June 25, 1876, contributed to the west being lost by the Native Americans because it provoked the United States government and its citizens to view the Native Americans as hostile people that needed to be controlled. Even though the Native Americans won the battle against George Custer, the people of the United States saw it as a massacre. According to the article The Battle of Little Bighorn, “The demise of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wild and bloodthirsty” (TBOLB, para. 3). Right after Custer’s last stand, General Sheridan finally had the permission he needed to put more soldiers on the battlefield and crush the Native American uprising, which would lead to the surrender of the native Americans to the United States.

President Martin Van Buren sent General Winfield Scott and around 7,000 soldiers to remove the rest of the Native Americans. The army forced the Cherokee into stockades at bayonet point while the settlers stole supplies from their homes. Some of the Native Americans did not like what they were doing, so they planned attacks on white settlements. On June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn river, Colonel George Armstrong Custer was ordered by General Alfred Terry to take the 7th cavalry and scout for troops ahead. Instead of waiting for reinforcements, Custer went ahead and closed in on the Indian camp. The Indians saw the incoming attack and gathered nearly 3,000 fighters to meet the head on. As Custer and his 200 men entered the Little Bighorn River valley, the 3,000 Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors attacked them and had the small american force surrounded. Within an hour the Natives had killed Custer and troops. This battle was called the Battle of Little Bighorn or (Custer's Last Stand). Some time the Natives would ride into town and attack the settlers, but sadly the buffalo hunters would use there “Bufalo Guns”. With a high rate of fire, these guns were good at defending the towns until the military's reinforcements would arrive. This is one of many native american

However, white settlers were mainly engrossed in the resources of weathly and productive land beneath the Indians. As a consequence, the United State government embarked on a long military operation, marked by incorrect promises made. In addition, broken and unture treaties. Also the threatening remark of military force and supremacist outlook to the Indians from their

The cause of this war was the U.S government's desire for the Black Hills. The United States wanted the Black Hills due to the amount of gold discovered there. The Sioux and Cheyenne refused to give up ownership to the United States. This led to many battles and skirmishes. The most known battle “Battle of the Little Bighorn” is the most storied of the many encounters. This was a battle between the United States army and the Plains Indians. Neither of them were affected greatly, however the US started leveraging natural resources, primarily destroying their camps which led to the indians being forced to

The government wanted the land for mining, but hey could have gone about it in a better way than opening fire on a group of innocent people. They might have seen this to be the easiest response, but the easiest solutions aren’t always the correct path to take. They could have made a deal with the Indians to use their land, while they still lived on it, or for a small cut of the profits. This leaves less money for the government and big mining firms, but there would have been no causalities and the relationship between the Natives and the United States government and citizens would have been greatly

The Battle of the Little Big Horn is one of the most memorable battles between Native Americans and the Cavalry. In this battle the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes fought against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes became the major victors of the battle with only 40 dead vs the great loss of the 7th Cavalry Regiment being 268 dead. This battle famously serves as a symbol of the clash between the “civilized” men of the United States and the “barbarian” Indian men of the West. The United States government became even more determined to rid Native Americans of their freedom because they were perceived as dangerous. Thus they became even more strict in their Indian