I am tired of fighting . . . It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.
—"I Will Fight No More Forever": Chief Joseph
What event in the history of the West in the late 1800s prompted Chief Joseph to give this speech?
A.)the expansion of buffalo hunting by American Indians like the Nez Percé
B.)the death of Sitting Bull, an important Lakota leader
C.)the defeat of American Indian peoples by United States troops
D.)the Ghost Dance, a new American Indian religious ceremony***
The Answer is A . Trust Me . Do anyone want answers 1 through 26?
I literally have no interest in lying so trust me or don't I could care less really.
1. Only a few southern states have been readmitted to the Union
2. Sharecropping
3. Agriculture
4. Carpetbaggers
5. The environment...
6. Grandfather clause
7. The southern economy...
8. Unsafe working conditions
9. States could require separate facilities...
10. Lincoln's plan would have been very lenient...
11. The need for labor unions
12. Andrew Carnegie > Steel
13. To keep African Americans from voting
14. Working to ratify...
15. To ensure a complex...
16. Wheat prices declined
17. Republicans disagree...
18. The railroads provided jobs for settlers
19. to encourage Native Americans...
20. Assembly line
21. After the end of slavery...
22. The defeat of American...
23. Mass production
24. His invention of air brakes...
25. DO IT YOURSELF!!!!
it mentions three. thanks i guess
So what's the answer Mrs. Sue?
because i read over it 5 times and still i dont see any of the answers i have
am tired of fighting . . . It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.
—"I Will Fight No More Forever": Chief Joseph
What event was Chief Joseph talking about in this passage?
can i have the answer
No
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/joseph.htm
that was as clear as mud
Ngl, I do want the answers..
I think It might be the death of Sitting Bull however.