Defending the Land: Causes and Effects of Red Cloud's War
Lakota chief Red Cloud gathered an army of warriors across three tribes in the Great Plains. In the late 1860s he led his forces to victory in the only successful American Indian war in the West against the United States. It resulted in a treaty to protect Lakota land and their way of life. But the U.S. government would break the treaty many times. How would it affect their lives and change the United States?
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Defending the Land: Causes and Effects of Red Cloud's War
Lakota chief Red Cloud gathered an army of warriors across three tribes in the Great Plains. In the late 1860s he led his forces to victory in the only successful American Indian war in the West against the United States. It resulted in a treaty to protect Lakota land and their way of life. But the U.S. government would break the treaty many times. How would it affect their lives and change the United States?
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Defending the Land: Causes and Effects of Red Cloud's War

Defending the Land: Causes and Effects of Red Cloud's War

by Nadia Higgins
Defending the Land: Causes and Effects of Red Cloud's War

Defending the Land: Causes and Effects of Red Cloud's War

by Nadia Higgins

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Overview

Lakota chief Red Cloud gathered an army of warriors across three tribes in the Great Plains. In the late 1860s he led his forces to victory in the only successful American Indian war in the West against the United States. It resulted in a treaty to protect Lakota land and their way of life. But the U.S. government would break the treaty many times. How would it affect their lives and change the United States?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781491420355
Publisher: Capstone Press
Publication date: 01/01/2015
Series: Cause and Effect: American Indian History
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 7.75(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile: 840L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nadia Higgins is the published author of more than 70 books for kids and young adults. In addition to weird inventions, she has written about explorers, national parks, outer space, pop stars, and zombies. Higgins lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and two daughters.

Table of Contents

Famous Lakota Warrior 4

What Caused Red Cloud's War? 6

Strategy and Surprise 12

What Effects Did Red Cloud's War Have? 22

Timeline 29

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 32

Index 32

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