Last Stand: Causes and Effects of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By Nadia Higgins

Americans remember the Battle of the Little Bighorn as Custer’s Last Stand. But the shocking defeat of U.S. forces in 1876 represents the last stand of the Lakota nation. The greatest American Indian victory ever would be one of their last. How would it affect their lives and change the United States?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496664754

Nadia Higgins

Nadia Higgins is the author of 50-plus books for the school library market. She also worked as an editor in the industry for almost ten years. Many of her books have a science bent, though she's also written about pop stars, car art, and zombies. Nadia lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two young daughters.

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Cause and Effect: American Indian History: Last Stand by Nadia Higgins

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

A LAST STAND

WHAT CAUSED THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN?

BLOODSHED ON THE PRAIRIE

WHAT EFFECTS DID THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN HAVE?

WHO’S WHO

GLOSSARY

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CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE

INDEX

COPYRIGHT

BACK COVER

A LAST STAND

The Battle of the Little Bighorn was one of the most shocking military defeats in U.S. history. Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and more than 200 of his men died June 25, 1876. They were killed in a battle with American Indian warriors in southeastern Montana.

Long known as Custer’s Last Stand, the battle is rarely called that today as historians consider the Indian viewpoint. If anything, the battle represents the last stand of the Lakota Sioux nation. Along the Little Bighorn River, the native people defended their encampment and way of life. The Battle of the Greasy Grass, as they call it, was one of the greatest Indian victories ever. It was also one of their last.

What caused this famous battle? Whom did it affect, and how? The events of that distant summer day still echo in our own time.

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