Monday- Work day
Tuesday- Presentations-
Battle of Wounded Knee-The Lakota Sioux Native Americans, Seventh Cavalry. It was on December 29, 1890. It was on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwest South Dakota. The leaders were Big foot- Lakota Sioux leader, Major samuel Whiteside. US tried to arrest the Chief of the Sioux but ended up killing during it. They tried to stop the ghost dancers. They demanded the Indians to surrender their weapons, a fight broke out during it and someone shot a round and they do not know which side it came from. We won it was a even numbered battle. They were less armed and we had more power. Lakota 150 deaths half were women and children. 50 injured. US 25 killed and 39 injured.
Wednesday- No school
Thursday- Little Big Horn- Near little Bighorn River. Tensions between the Lakotas and US. Fort Laramie treaty was an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and the brule bands of the Lakota bands. 17 officers died and 293 troopers killed. 136 dead and 160 wounded for the Indians. Battle of the hundred slain- It was fought by Fort Phil Kearny Wyoming. Between the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. The Indians won they killed all of the men. Led them into an ambush. Red Cloud was the leader of the Oglala Lakota, Crazy Horse was the Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. William Fetterman was the main leader for the US that had an army of about 80. 81 US died.
Friday- The owner that owned the railroad jacked up the prices because people need to use it. When there is more corn than the price goes down and when it goes down the prices go up. Farmers would kill others crops and animals so that the prices would go up for them and they could get more money. Farmers thought that if they planted more crops than they would get more money. The Grange- Started after the civil war and is still around today. It encourages farmers to get together with family and get them to dances and have fun.
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