6.1 SAQ #2

“When you first came we were many, and you were few; now you are many, and we are getting very few. . . . We are driven into very little land. . . . I came to Washington to see the Great Father [President] in order to have peace and in order to have peace continue. . . . In 1868 men came out and brought papers. . . . We wanted them to take away their forts, leave our country, not make war. The interpreters deceived us. . . . We do not want riches. . . . We want our children properly trained and brought up. . . . We would like to know why commissioners are sent out there to do nothing but rob [us] and get the riches of this world away from us. . . . I want to tell the people that we cannot trust [President Grant’s] agents.” Chief Red Cloud, speech at Cooper Union in New York, July 16, 1870

Briefly explain the relationship of the United States government and Native American tribes before 1871.

Briefly describe ONE specific concern raised by Chief Red Cloud in relation to the government's actions.

Briefly explain ONE specific historical development that led to the perspective addressed in the passage.