![]() ![]() As the era progressed, the Indians were pushed onto increasingly smaller living areas, forced to sign treaties that were invariably broken by whites, and unable to stop the vanishing of their primary food source, the buffalo.Īs the end of the nineteenth century drew to a close, the few remaining free-roaming Indian tribes were pushed onto reservations and forced to become dependent on government rations and relinquish their customary way of life. ![]() The 1800s represented a century of despair for the Indian nations as the burgeoning population of white settlers moved further westward, placing heavy demands on the land and natural resources. This essay outlines the events leading the massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, including the role of Ghost Dancers, and the chaotic violence that ensued on December 29, 1890. Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)īackground Information on the Events at Wounded Knee.Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913).Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877).Colonization and Settlement (1621-1750).Military History and the LGBTQ+ Community.Two Wings of the Same Bird: Cuban Immigration and Puerto Rican Migration to the United States.Why They Fought: Ordinary Soldiers in the Civil War.Expansion at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Early Twentieth Century Mexican Immigration to the U.S. ![]() Who Freed the Slaves? How a War for Union Became a War for Freedom. ![]()
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