Seeking Freedom: Causes and Effects of the Flight of the Nez Perce

By Heather E. Schwartz

The U.S. government told the Nez Perce in 1877 to move to a reservation far from their home, or else.  What started out peacefully ended in a desperate attempt to escape U.S. forces.  About 800 tribal members ran for their lives, almost reaching safety in Canada. How would it affect their lives and change the United States?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496664723

Heather E. Schwartz

When Heather E. Schwartz was thirteen years old, she tracked down several lead orphans from the 1983 movie "Annie" and interviewed them by phone. As an adult, she realized she could apply those same early instincts to a career as a journalist and writer. She is the author of more than 35 nonfiction children's titles, published by Lerner Publishing Group, Capstone Press, Teacher Created Materials, Lucent Books, and Tangerine Press, a Scholastic imprint. She has written articles for National Geographic Kids and Discovery Girls. In addition, she developed the content for KidsGetArthritisToo.org, the juvenile section of the Arthritis Foundation's website. Other credits in the children's market include articles for Teen, Girls' Life, and All About You magazines. Additionally, Ms. Schwartz is a former editor at Bridal Guide magazine, co-author of Bridal Guide Magazine's How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Gown (Warner, 2004), and contributor to The Takeout Cookbook (Knock Knock 2007).

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Cause and Effect: American Indian History: Seeking Freedom by Heather E. Schwartz

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

FORCED FROM THEIR HOME

WHAT CAUSED THE FLIGHT OF THE NEZ PERCE?

THE FLIGHT

WHAT EFFECTS DID THE FLIGHT OF THE NEZ PERCE HAVE?

GLOSSARY

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CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE

INDEX

COPYRIGHT

BACK COVER

FORCED FROM THEIR HOME

The Wallowa Mountains of Oregon had been the tribal homelands of the Nez Perce for more than 10,000 years. In the late 1800s, the U.S. government ordered them out. Five bands that had refused to leave had just 30 days to gather supplies and move to an Idaho reservation. If they didn’t go, they’d be forced out by the U.S. Army.

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Chief Joseph and other tribal leaders led the Nez Perce on a desperate flight for freedom.

Tribal leaders decided they should leave the Pacific Northwest peacefully and try to meet the July 1877 deadline.