WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Geronimo
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Sitting Bull
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Chief Joseph
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce peoples surrenders to U.S. General Nelson A. Miles in the Bear Paw mountains of Montana, declaring, “Hear me, my chiefs: My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.”
Detailed explanation-2: -With 2, 000 soldiers in pursuit, Chief Joseph led a band of about 700 Nez Percé Indians-fewer than 200 of whom were warriors, towards freedom-nearly reaching the Canadian border.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chief Joseph (1840-1904) was a leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce Tribe, who became famous in 1877 for leading his people on an epic flight across the Rocky Mountains. He was born in 1840 and he was called Joseph by Reverend Henry H.
Detailed explanation-4: -From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.” On October 5, 1877, Chief Joseph spoke these words during his surrender in the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana.