Question

2. Why was the battle of the Little Bog Horn such a major victory for the Native Americans but also the beginning of their ultimate defeat?

3. Do you think a peaceful solution could have been found between the Native tribes and the US goverment that both sides would have been happy with? Give your reasons for why or why Not

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Tensions between the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to move to reservations, the U.S. Army, including Custer and his 7th Cavalry, was dispatched to confront them. Custer was unaware of the number of Indians fighting under the command of Sitting Bull (c.1831-90) at Little Bighorn, and his forces were outnumbered and quickly overwhelmed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand.