Accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre

Accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre

Read  the information provided regarding the Accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following:

• According to Black Elk, what atrocities took place at Wounded Knee? How did President Harrison describe these atrocities?
• Whom did Black Elk blame for the Wounded Knee Massacre? Whom did Harrison blame?
• According to President Harrison, what was the future of Native Americans? How did Black Elk’s vision of the future compare to Harrison’s vision?
• Relate this atrocity to the history of Native Americans in the late 19th century.

discussion 2

Instructions: Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).

Assignment Question(s)

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

• Discuss the different approaches of the federal government toward the Plains Indians.

discussion 3

 

Instructions: Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).

Assignment Question(s)

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

• How did the notion of the freedom of contract create opportunities and constraints on liberty?