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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

Question 1

Short answer

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

Question 2

Short answer

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

Question 3

Short answer

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

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