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Question 1

the battle of the little big horn 1876

Answer 1

25-26 June
US Army led by General George Custer
Custer ubnderstimatyed the amount

Question 2

the Oklahoma land rush of 1893

Answer 2

September 1893-the US government opened up the Cherokee Outlet (6.5 million acres )

100,000+ people lined up at the border and, at noon, rushed in to stake a claim

first come first served-many used wagons, horses or even run

Question 3

causes of the battle of the little big horn

Answer 3

1.Gold discovered in the black hills 1874-land was sacred to the Sioux and protected by the Fort Laramie Treaty 1868
despite this, prospectors flooded into this area and the Us government tried to force the Sioux into reservations

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Question 4

indigenous people’s life on the reservations

Answer 4

native Americans lost their traditional hunting grounds, especially as the buffalo had been wiped out- no longer able to follow the nomadic lifestyle and were forced to stay on the allocated land

native languages, customs and religions were discouraged or banned-forced to speak English

the us government controlled food, supplies and rations-many tribes faced starvation and poor living conditions