Really important American History question!(wounded knee) Please help!!!!!?

Question

1.) I need to know all the names of the tribes in the battle.

2.) I need to know the number of dead in the wounded knee battle

3.) Also can anyone tell me a site that will give me a short summery on the battle.

Thank you so much for all of you help!!!!!!

Answer 1

When in doubt, wikipedia!
The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last major armed conflict between the Lakota Sioux and the United States, subsequently described as a "massacre" by General Nelson A. Miles in a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.[1]

On December 29, 1890, five hundred troops of the U.S. 7th Cavalry, supported by four Hotchkiss guns (a lightweight artillery piece capable of rapid fire), surrounded an encampment of Minneconjou Lakota with orders to escort them back to the railroad for transport to Omaha, Nebraska. The commander of the 7th had been ordered to disarm the Lakota before proceeding and placed his men in too close proximity to the Lakota, alarming them. Shooting broke out near the end of the disarmament, and accounts differ regarding who fired first and why. By the time it was over, twenty-five troopers and one hundred and fifty-three Lakota Sioux lay dead, including sixty-two women and small children. Many of the dead on both sides may have been the victims of "friendly fire" as the shooting took place at point blank range in chaotic conditions. Around one hundred and fifty Lakota fled the chaos, of which an unknown number are later believed to have died from exposure.

Answer 2

this is a really interesting, project.
Main tribe was the Lakota sioux.
25 troopers dead
153 Lakota Sioux dead, among them 62 women and Children.
Go to www.britannica.com for summary of battle
Interesting to note that US government broke a Lakota treaty to accommidate homesteaders.
For a really great paper go to the library and take out the book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, and really read it. The picture of Miniconjov (Big Foot) laying in the snow would be great for the cover of your report.
also Amazon.com
It would be interesting for you to find out just how many treatys the gov broke with the indians.

Answer 3

200-300 dead Sioux indians within an hour, 25-30 dead soldiers of the 7th Calvary. Most of the Indians were from Chief Bigfoots band.

Answer 4

A revolution is a kind of civil war and there are two kinds of revolutions. One is to over throw the existing government while the other is to break free of the parent nation and form a new nation. The American Revolution is an example of the second. So why is the Revolution important in American history? It is the point where the thirteen British colonies broke free of their parent nation and formed a new nation.

Answer 5

google Wounded Knee there are numerous sites and there is also a Wounded Knee Massacre Museum Site