In the late 1800’s the Americans viciously forced many Native Americans off their lands all because the federal government wanted the U.S. to expand and obtain Manifest Destiny. The main Native American and tribe that stood against the federal government was Sitting Bull‚ Chief of the Sioux and entire Lakota nation. He led a large amount of Sioux warriors in many battles against the American government that were fought over the rights and lands of the Lakota nation. He was against the American
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American Protest‚ University of California Press (May‚ 2003) pp. 201-227‚ Mines‚ Patrick‚ Beneath the Underdog: Race‚ Religion‚ and the Trail of Tears‚ American Indian Quarterly‚ Vol. 25‚ No. 3 (Summer‚ 2001)‚ pp. 453-479 Robinson‚ Harry B.‚ The Custer Battlefield Museum‚ The Montana Magazine of History‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 3 (Jul.‚ 1952)‚ pp. 11-29 Taylor‚ Drew Hayden‚ alterNatives‚ Talonbooks‚ 2000‚ [ 2 ]. Mines‚ Patrick‚ Beneath the Underdog: Race‚ Religion‚ and the Trail of Tears(Henceforth Mines)
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* Custer entered West Point the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated last in a class of 34 in June of 1861. * In the two years since the war had broken out‚ he had been promoted several times all the way to the rank of Brigadier General of Volunteers‚ commanding the Michigan Cavalry Brigade. * Through the rest of the war he steadily advanced in responsibility and rank. By war’s end in 1865‚ Custer commanded an entire Cavalry Division holding the rank of Major General. In many cases‚ Generals
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Oklahoma Land Rush Oklahoma Indian Territory 5 civilized tribes –Cherokees‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaws‚ Creek‚ Seminole Land Rush on “No Man’s Land” – April 22‚ 1889 – white settlers given opportunity to settle far western portion of OK Curtis Act 1889 – formally ended Indian communal land ownership thereby legally dissolving Indian Territory Oklahoma – “land of the Red Man” At the close of the Civil War 360‚000 Indians still lived in Trans-Miss. West. Most in Great Plains. Plain Indians used guns
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PURPOSE OF MILITARY GUIDON The significance of the guidon is that it represents the unit and its commander. When the commander is in‚ his or her guidon is displayed for everyone to see. When he leaves for the day‚ the guidon is taken down. It is an honor‚ although sometimes a dubious one‚ to be the guidon carrier for a unit‚ known as a "guidon bearer" or "guide". He or she stands in front of the unit alongside of the commander (or the commander’s representative)‚ and is the rallying point for
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Nicole Smith Professor Ben Beshwate History of the United States (132) Homework Assignment 2 05 February 2013 Sitting Bull With the possible exception of Crazy Horse‚ nobody is a more recognizable figure in the Indian resistance against the US settlers. I believe the author chose him as the focal point of this chapter not only for that reason‚ but because he‚ perhaps more than anybody else‚ embodied the spirit of the Lakota people‚ and nobody fought with more determination to protect it.
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through 1873‚ Seventh Cavalry companies participated in occupation duties during the Reconstruction period in the South. Sent north once more to the Western Frontier‚ the Regiment garrisoned Fort Abraham Lincoln‚ Dakota Territory. Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer’s disaster at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25 and 26‚ 1876‚ while a stunning defeat‚ demonstrated the sheer bravery of the 7th Cavalrymen: fourteen soldiers received the Medal of Honor during that battle. During World War II
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Not surprisingly‚ the American and Indian accounts of the Battle of Little Bighorn differed highly. In the Cameron Report‚ the US Secretary of War writes to President Grant what action the US troops took prior to the battle and why they took these actions. Towards the end he tells of the ongoing battle with the Indians. Kate Bighead was a non fighting member of the opposition‚ and she recounts the battle much differently. However‚ she does not tell much of American actions prior to the war‚ and so
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I decided to do do the Custer Hospital scenario. To me there are a couple of public health challenges that this scenario faces but the main one has to do with the limited amount of assessments done on outpatient clinics. First and foremost the new CEO wants to implement three new community improvements onto the hospital: convert to EMR‚ build an additional outpatient and surgery center and hire at least two physicians that are at least 10 miles away from the ER. The problem that we face first is
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong‚ arguably the greatest entertainer‚ and trumpet player during the renaissance era. Louis Armstrong was inspired by people such as Joe the king Oliver‚ Lil Hardin‚ and Peter Davis. Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous and influential performers in the entire history of jazz. Louis Armstrong began to be noticed by important people in the 1920’s and the early 1930’s. Louis Armstrong was born august 4th 1901 in the ghettos of New Orleans. He learned
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