Wounded Knee illustrates

I. Intro

Wounded Knee illustrates one of the final events in a long series of violent conflicts motivated by racism, disrespect and lack of understanding.

A. On the you tube video that the class watched about the massacre of Wounded Knee, several examples of disrespect were visible.
1. A monument for Native Americans had dog poop beside it which was disrespectful.
2. Many dead people were left on the ground, demonstrating how much violence occurred.

B. As discussed in Mr. Viles essay and other sources shown in class, there were many misunderstandings between the white people and the Indians which show disrespect and violence.

II. Body

A. The battle of Wounded Knee showed the white people attacking innocent Indians.

B. The U.S army took all of the weapons from the Indians.

C. The U.S army tricked the Indians when they told them to come out of where they were hiding. They said if they came out of hiding, then the army won't hurt them, but when they got out they shot and killed them all.

D. Neither side understood each other.

E. It was too hard on the Indians.

III. Conclusion

A. The massacre at Wounded Knee shows the disrespect, racism, and misunderstandings between the Army and the Native Americans.

B. In 1890 the 7th Calvary was sent to North Dakota to round up the Suez Indian tribes.

C. Chief Big foot was sick and he raised a flag of truce, but the American soldiers were ready to fight. All of the men Indians were killed, some of the women and children were injured, only about 20 survived.

D. The indians were unarmed and had surrendered but the army didn't care so they killed them.





Wounded Knee


The massacre at Wounded Knee happened in 1890. Wounded knee was not a battle it was a massacre and slaughter. Wounded Knee illustrates one of the final events in a long series of violent conflicts motivated by racism, disrespect and lack of understanding.

At Wounded Knee in North Dakota the landscapes were not very high hills and most of the lands were flat. As discussed in Mr. Vile's essay and other sources shown in class, there were many misunderstandings between the white people and the Indians which show disrespect and violence. On the you tube video that the class watched about the massacre of Wounded Knee, several examples of disrespect were visible. A monument for Native Americans had dog poop beside it which was disrespectful. Many dead people were left on the ground, demonstrating how much violence occurred. The massacre of Wounded Knee showed the white people attacking innocent Indians. Neither side understood each other.

The massacre at Wounded Knee shows the disrespect, racism, and misunderstandings between the Army and the Native Americans. In 1890 the 7th Calvary was sent to North Dakota to round up the Suez Indian tribes. The U.S army took all of the weapons from the Indians. It was too hard on the Indians to fight. Chief Big Foot was sick and he raised a flag of truce, but the American soldiers were ready to fight.The U.S army tricked the Indians when they told them to come out of where they were hiding. They said if they came out of hiding, then the army won't hurt them, but when they got out they shot and killed them all. The Indians were unarmed and had surrendered but the army didn't care so they killed them. All of the men Indians were killed, some of the women and children were injured, only about 20 survived.

The Fighting Ground

The book The Fighting Ground is about a boy named "Jonathan" who isn’t supposed to fight in a battle Which is called the "Revolutionary War. The war began in April 19, 1775. British soldiers and American patriots fought at Lexington, Massachusetts. The Americans wanted to gain independence for the 13 colonies. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris ended the war. Great Britain was forced to recognize the independence of the 13 colonies of the United States. His father doesn’t want him to go fight in battle because his brother is in battle and they haven’t heard from him in a while. His parents think that his brother might be dead.

So instead of listening to his father he goes with all the men and they give him a gun and he goes and fights. They loaded their guns and waited for the Hessians. They saw the Hessians and they all ran but Jonathan didn’t know they ran and he was there alone and then he got captured. Jonathan has to try to escape or the Hessians will kill him. Jonathan escapes while the Hessians were sleeping and he found his way home through the woods and trails. Jonathan’s parents had thought that he died so when Jonathan got home his parents were so happy.

I liked this book because it was exciting. The boy was thirteen years old and he’s fighting in a battle and he gets captured by the Hessians and he needs to escape from them. I also thought it was scary when the boy was captured. The best part was when the boy came home to his family and they did not expect him to.

I recommend this book for other people to read because it is an exciting book. Who ever likes to read about wars and battles should read this book. It might be better if 13 or 14 years of age or older to read the book because it has a little too much graphic such as blood, guns, killing, and other stuff.