The Battle at Wounded Knee
History Research Paper 1-3
The Battle at Wounded Knee The Massacre at Wounded Knee
The Massacre at Wounded Knee was a terrible battle in American History. This massacre was between the Native Americans and the US government. Back then; the US government hated Native Americans. They would treat Native Americans horribly by killing them, stealing their land and much more. One early and freezing morning on December 29th, 1890, an elderly chief of the Sioux Indians named Big Foot marched to the banks of Wounded Knee creek. Over 350 of his followers marched with him and camped there. Around Wounded Knee creek was US government troops that were going to arrest Big Foot and take all of his followersfollower’s weapons away.
Many different controversies started all of this trouble. The Sioux tribe had no buffalo, and they couldn’t roam wherever they wanted. It was almost like the US government just had them trapped. They couldn’t go where they wanted to without the US government trying to destroy their lives. Some people from the Sioux tribe were sent on a mission to Nevada. The reason they did this was to hear the wise words from Paiute prophet/man named Wovake. This man spoke of a new soil that was going to cover the earth, and Indians would live in peace again. He also said they were to dance the “Ghost Dance.” This dance would protect them from the US government. Later on the Indians started to represent the “Ghost Dance” which brought fear to some of the US. They thought the Indians have gone crazy, and they needed to kill them for protection. The military took action by killing Sitting Bull on December 25th, and Big Foot was going to be the next one killed. Big Foot heard about Sitting Bull’s death and led him and his tribe to the south. They tried to settle at Pine Ridge reservation, but the US stopped the plan and they retreated to the edge of Wounded Knee. Not long after did things start to go
The Battle at Wounded Knee The Massacre at Wounded Knee
The Massacre at Wounded Knee was a terrible battle in American History. This massacre was between the Native Americans and the US government. Back then; the US government hated Native Americans. They would treat Native Americans horribly by killing them, stealing their land and much more. One early and freezing morning on December 29th, 1890, an elderly chief of the Sioux Indians named Big Foot marched to the banks of Wounded Knee creek. Over 350 of his followers marched with him and camped there. Around Wounded Knee creek was US government troops that were going to arrest Big Foot and take all of his followersfollower’s weapons away.
Many different controversies started all of this trouble. The Sioux tribe had no buffalo, and they couldn’t roam wherever they wanted. It was almost like the US government just had them trapped. They couldn’t go where they wanted to without the US government trying to destroy their lives. Some people from the Sioux tribe were sent on a mission to Nevada. The reason they did this was to hear the wise words from Paiute prophet/man named Wovake. This man spoke of a new soil that was going to cover the earth, and Indians would live in peace again. He also said they were to dance the “Ghost Dance.” This dance would protect them from the US government. Later on the Indians started to represent the “Ghost Dance” which brought fear to some of the US. They thought the Indians have gone crazy, and they needed to kill them for protection. The military took action by killing Sitting Bull on December 25th, and Big Foot was going to be the next one killed. Big Foot heard about Sitting Bull’s death and led him and his tribe to the south. They tried to settle at Pine Ridge reservation, but the US stopped the plan and they retreated to the edge of Wounded Knee. Not long after did things start to go
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