Little Big Horn: responsibilities and consequences (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Battle of Little Big Horn year
Battle of Little Big Horn year
1876
US policy after Little Big Horn
US policy after Little Big Horn
Forced submission
Orders Custer ignored at Little Big Horn
Orders Custer ignored at Little Big Horn
Establish defensive camp & wait for reinforcements
Number of cavalry soldiers Custer attacked with
Number of cavalry soldiers Custer attacked with
600 total (attack group: 200)
Weapon Custer refused at Little Big Horn
Weapon Custer refused at Little Big Horn
Gatling guns
Key Plains Indian advantage at Little Big Horn
Key Plains Indian advantage at Little Big Horn
Defending homeland & superior terrain knowledge
Number of warriors Custer faced
Number of warriors Custer faced
1,500-2,000
Fate of treaties with Plains Indians after 1876
Fate of treaties with Plains Indians after 1876
Ignored and abandoned
Tactics US used to control Plains Indians post-1876
Tactics US used to control Plains Indians post-1876
Starvation tactics, stealing horses/ammunition
Dawes Act aim
Dawes Act aim
Break up tribal lands & force European-American practices
Year Dawes Act passed
Year Dawes Act passed
1887
Ghost Dance movement purpose
Ghost Dance movement purpose
Spiritual salvation from suffering
What ended Plains Indian armed resistance
What ended Plains Indian armed resistance
Wounded Knee Massacre (1890)
Type of victory Little Big Horn was for Plains Indians
Type of victory Little Big Horn was for Plains Indians
Pyrrhic victory (success at too great a cost)
Battle of Washita year & Custer's action
Battle of Washita year & Custer's action
1868, massacred 103 Plains Indians (mainly women & children)