WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Crazy Horse
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Sitting Bull
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Chief Joseph
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Geronimo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Geronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache leader and medicine man best known for his fearlessness in resisting anyone–Mexican or American-who attempted to remove his people from their tribal lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Geronimo was an Apache leader who continued the tradition of the Apaches resisting white colonization of their homeland in the Southwest, participating in raids into Sonora and Chihuahua in Mexico. After years of war, Geronimo finally surrendered to U.S. troops in 1886.
Detailed explanation-3: -In March 1886, Geronimo surrendered in Sonora, Mexico, but then promptly led a small group back on the run from U.S. authorities. Five thousand soldiers and 500 Native American auxiliaries were called upon to catch Geronimo and his small band.
Detailed explanation-4: -On September 4, 1886, Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and outnumbered.