Read the information provided regarding the Accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following:

• According to Black Elk, what atrocities took place at Wounded Knee? How did President Harrison describe these atrocities?
• Whom did Black Elk blame for the Wounded Knee Massacre? Whom did Harrison blame?
• According to President Harrison, what was the future of Native Americans? How did Black Elk’s vision of the future compare to Harrison’s vision?
• Relate this atrocity to the history of Native Americans in the late 19th century.

 discussion 2

Instructions: Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).

Assignment Question(s)

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

• Discuss the different approaches of the federal government toward the Plains Indians.

discussion 3

Instructions: Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).

Assignment Question(s)

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

• How did the notion of the freedom of contract create opportunities and constraints on liberty?