Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Questions and Answers Chapter 6: Red Cloud's War
Study Questions
1. Why did Colonel Maynadier deploy Indians to Powder River, and who were the Indians he deployed?
2. Why did Red Cloud decide to wait to sign the treaty?
3. What sparked the Sioux’s confrontation with the Army?
4. What was the Indians’ strategy against the Army?
5. What were the end results of Red Cloud’s war?
Answers
1. The Indians were deployed because whites weren’t willing to go. The five Sioux he sent were Big Mouth, Big Ribs, Eagle Foot, Whirlwind, and Little Crow.
2. Waiting allowed him time to send runners to other tribes...
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