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Six years later, Gen. George Armstrong Custer, who had great career ambitions and was "reinventing himself as an Indian fighter", found gold in the sacred Black Hills. In 1875, "a five-month scientific expedition was sent to confirm Custer's report. This expedition, too, found gold, and in 1876, the gold rush to the Black Hills began."

Identify the Question: Do you think the Battle of Greasy Grass/Little Big Horn would have ever happened if they hadn’t found gold in the Black hills?

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Six years later, Gen. George Armstrong Custer, who had great career ambitions and was "reinventing himself as an Indian fighter", found gold in the sacred Black Hills. In 1875, "a five-month scientific expedition was sent to confirm Custer's report. This expedition, too, found gold, and in 1876, the gold rush to the Black Hills began."

Identify the type of question:  How long after they signed the treaty did General Custer find gold?

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Six years later, Gen. George Armstrong Custer, who had great career ambitions and was "reinventing himself as an Indian fighter", found gold in the sacred Black Hills. In 1875, "a five-month scientific expedition was sent to confirm Custer's report. This expedition, too, found gold, and in 1876, the gold rush to the Black Hills began."

Identify the Question: Why do you think it  would help Custer  with his “career ambitions”  to “reinvent himself as an Indian fighter”?

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The U.S. soldiers gave themselves away with a dust cloud rising up as they approached the Greasy Grass encampment. The Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors were quickly ready. Crazy Horse led as many as 1,000 warriors to flank Custer's forces. Sitting Bull was older, so he sent his nephews White Bull and One Bull to fight; One Bull, Black Moon, and Big Road led charges; Inkpaduta and Gall took key actions as well (Hämäläinen, 365). The Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors routed U.S. troops; 268 U.S. soldiers were killed, including Custer and all of the personnel in the five-company battalion under his immediate command. It's difficult to say how many Indigenous people died; the most commonly cited figure is 100 men and women. The battle is remembered as a day of victory by their descendants.

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