1. The Wounded Knee Massacre

2. The Sioux Peaceful nomadic hunters Were promised the Black Hills in the Dakotas A gold rush in 1874 Sitting Bull defeated Colonel George A. Custer in the Battle of Little Bighorn

3. The Ghost Dance Started in 1886 by Wokovo A new world without white men A world with plenty of game Dead would be resurrected Wearing the shirt would keep them from death

4. The Death of Sitting Bull The Ghost Dance reached Standing Rock Sitting Bull refused to stop it A fight ensued and Sitting Bull along with seven Indians died

5. Big Foot gets scared Tries to move his followers to safety in the Bad Lands Stopped by soldiers They were moved to Wounded Knee

7. The Wounded Knee Camp The Tipis were set up in a valley next to Wounded Knee Creek Surrounded by soldiers Four Hotchkiss guns on a hill overlooking the camp

9. December 29th the Indians were ordered to hand over their guns Only two were given The soldiers searched the camp and found 40 guns

10. Indian gun went off Soldiers in the camp started firing Soldiers on the hill fired at the teepees with the Hotchkiss guns

11. Over 300 Indians killed 31 soldiers killed Ended all Indian resistance

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