13-1

Chapter 13-1 guided reading

Q. 1. How did the discovery of gold affect settlement in the west?
A) After the discovery of gold in Colorado many people went to the western plains forcing the Native Americans to be moved again into smaller reservations and off there native hunting grounds. The White settlers than began to hunt off the plain’s Buffalo population and claimed land as there own at the sound of a gun.

Q. 2. What happened at Sand Creek?
A) At Sand Creek the American Army killed innocent Native Men, Women, and Children, although some were indeed armed, because they wanted the land of the Indians living there, after the massacre approximately 200 were killed of that most were elderly, women, and children.

Q. 3. What were the terms of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, Why did it fail?
A) The terms of the Treaty of Fort Laramie were that the Lakota-Sioux Indians would again have control of there native hunting grounds, the treaty fail however because the White man tried to love there and leaders like Sitting Bull want all of there land back.

Q. 4. What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
A) At the battle of Little Bighorn the Lakota-Cheyenne Indians were victorious in the battle against the 7th Cavalry Division of the American Army lead by George Armstrong Custer the battle was a disaster on the part of the Americans as the Division was annihilated and Custer was killed

Q. 5. What were the Terms of the Dawes Act?
A) The terms of the Dawes Act were mainly that of forcing Indians on the plains to become Americans. However it also went over how much land they were allowed, and the basics of all rights they had.

Q. 6. What happened at Wounded Knee Creek?
A) on December 19, 1890 the 7th Cavalry Division Fired on 350 fleeing native Americans of the Dakota-Sioux in what is now known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. Total casualties came to 153 killed 50 wounded 150 missing on the native’s part and 25 killed 39 wounded on the American’s