WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ROBBER BARONS
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Indian battle occurred during which an entire army unit was wiped out
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a conflict between cattlemen and farmers over land
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North took control of the Missouri River during the Civil war
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a settlement of Americans were wiped out by Indians
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Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer’s Last Stand Despite Custer’s desperate attempts to regroup his men, they were quickly overwhelmed. Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3, 000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead.
Detailed explanation-2: -The engagement was one in a series of battles and negotiations between Plains Indians and U.S. forces over control of Western territory, collectively known as the Sioux Wars. In less than an hour, the Sioux and Cheyenne had won the Battle of the Little Bighorn, killing Custer and every one of his men.
Detailed explanation-3: -Devastated by his losses, the next spring Dull Knife convinced the remaining Cheyenne to surrender. The army sent them South to Indian Territory, where other defeated survivors of the final years of the Plains Indian wars soon joined them.
Detailed explanation-4: -June 25 marks an important day in U.S. history: The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to Native Americans as the Battle at Greasy Grass and known to others as Custer’s Last Stand, 1876. It was a victory for the Plains Indians of the Great Sioux Nation as they defeated General George A. Custer and 276 of his men.