Question

battle of little bighorn. textbook

for years the lakota sioux conducted raids against white settlers who had moved into sioux lands. in response, the u.s. government ordered all lakota sioux to return to their reservation by january 31, 1876. they refused. the situation was turned over to the military. about 2,000 sioux, cheyenne, and arapaho gathered near the little bighorn river. the leader of the sioux, sitting bull, conducted a ceremonial sun dance. he reportedly had a vision of a great victory over soldiers. the brash leader of the u.s. army troops, lieutenant colonel george armstrong custer, predicted victory as well. on june 25, 1876, custer led his troops into a headlong attack against superior numbers. custer and his troops were quickly encircled and slaughtered. the battle of little bighorn was a tremendous victory for the sioux— but a temporary one. now the u.s. government was even more determined to put down the indian threat to settlers.

source: american anthem, holt, rinehart, & winston, 2006.

1. (close reading) according to the textbook, what caused conflict between the lakota sioux and the u.s. government?

1. (close reading) who does the textbook say started the battle of little bighorn?

1. (close reading) according to the textbook, why did custer lose?

Explanation:

Question 1

The text says white settlers moved into Sioux lands, Lakota Sioux raided them. U.S. gov ordered Sioux to return to reservation by Jan 31, 1876; they refused, causing conflict.

The text states that on June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led his troops into a headlong attack, starting the Battle of Little Bighorn.

The textbook says Custer led his troops into a headlong attack against superior numbers, so he and his troops were quickly encircled and slaughtered.

Answer:

White settlers moved into Sioux lands, the Lakota Sioux raided them, and when the U.S. government ordered all Lakota Sioux to return to their reservation by January 31, 1876 and they refused, conflict arose.

Question 2