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Discussion: The West - Team R

Before you comment on this discussion, watch the four videos:

• The West: "Diggers" (California Indians) 4:44
• The West: "A Good Day To Die" (Little Bighorn) 24:50
• The West: "The Outcome of Our Earnest Endeavors" (Dawes Act and the Nez Percé) 7:25
• The West: Like Grass before the Sickle (Wounded Knee) 17:18

Due Wednesday: Write one paragraph that draws from the evidence in the above videos to answer one of the following questions, based on the first letter of your last name: (So, for example, if your last name is Hernández, you should answer question 2 below.)

(A-G) 1. In its interactions with the California Indians, what were the government's intentions? What were the outcomes for native people in California?

Use evidence from The West: "Diggers" in your answer.

(H-M) 2. In its fight with the Lakota at Little Bighorn, what were the government's intentions? What were the outcomes for the Lakota?

Use evidence from The West: "A Good Day To Die" in your answer.

(N-R) 3. In bringing the Dawes Act to the Nez Percé, what were Alice Fletcher's intentions? What were the outcomes for the Nez Percé?

Use evidence from The West: "The Outcome of Our Earnest Endeavors" in your answer.

(S-Z) 4. In the events of Wounded Knee, what were the government's intentions? What were the outcomes for the Lakota?

Use evidence from The West: Like Grass before the Sickle in your answer.