Teaching Resource
June 25, 1876: An Interpretation of an Historical Event
Essential Question
How should events from the Indian Wars be commemorated by the federal government?
BackgroundThe Battle of Little Bighorn was one in a series of conflicts that occurred during the American attempt to remove native tribes from the West. Between 1850 and 1890, the United States military subdued numerous tribes through a concerted effort to destroy the buffalo and disrupt hunting patterns. The battle along the Big Horn River emerged from transgressions of...
