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Reconstruction and West

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Reconstruction was the period in which many changes occurring in the North and South America were geared towards the restoration of union between these two continents . The Sioux were not impressed by the intrusion of the whites into their land and thus they defiantly left their reservation and came together in Montana to fight for their land The Sioux took advantage of the hubris of the U .S army officers and

br overcame George A . Custer and his 200 men of 7th Cavalry . There were a series of war between the Lakota men and its allied tribes (Cheyenne against United States . The Wounded Knee Massacre was the major conflict between Lakota and United States . As the war receded , 25 troops and 150 Lakota men laid dead . The Battle of Little Big Horn was the pinnacle of Indian 's power over forces of United States . They achieved the greatest victory ever but were later threatened by the white onslaught . The Sioux nation later defeated after one year and their land (the Black hills was left for white settlement

One of the threats to the Native Americans was diseases and displacement . As most of them were forced to evacuate their lands , they lost their agricultural productivity and thus could not adequately get food for their well being . Many became malnourished , weak , and eventually succumb to death . Because of the hostility of the whites , the...

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