The document provides information about the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, including an overview of the key events. It describes how the 7th Cavalry led by George Custer moved into Montana Territory to destroy the remaining Sioux tribes. On June 25th, Custer attacked despite being outnumbered, resulting in the death of Custer and all 280 of his men. This was the largest military defeat by Native Americans in U.S. history at that time. The document also includes prompts for a creative assignment to design a museum exhibit about the Battle of Little Bighorn and the later Massacre at Wounded Knee.

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Warm-Up
 Analyze what this quote is
saying.

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Native’s Last Stand
 Dawes Act
 Attempt to assimilate Native
Americans into mainstream
American society
 Plains Natives forced off their
land due to finding gold and
silver in the Black Hills.
 Native Americans led by Chief
Sitting Bull make a final last
stand to maintain their land.

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Battle of Little Bighorn
 Overview:
 7th Cavalry led by George Custer moved into the Montana
Territory June 24th 1876 to destroy the rest of the Sioux.
 At night he was fearful that his men had been spotted and
decided to surprise attack them the next day.
 Believing he had the advantage Custer attacked and on June
25th all 280 soldiers were surrounded and killed including
Custer himself.
 Largest military defeat at the hands of Native Americans in U.S.
history.

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Creative Task
 Design a museum exhibit highlighting the events of The Battles of
Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee. You have equivalent of a 12x12
room to work with. You must include:
 A plaque at the entrance of the room summarizing what is within the room
 3 artifacts representing said events with a 3-4 sentence identification and
significance of each
 A map detailing where these events took place
 A sample newspaper front page from 1890 highlighting the reason(s) for
the battles, 3 main figures involved, the course of the events, and the
outcome. You should also write a unique headline and predict whether this
event will still be studied in 200 years, and why or why not
 A souvenir for visitors to take on their way out of the exhibit.