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Question: The Sioux and Sitting Bull led the attack on General George Armstrong Custer's cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Why did the Sioux take this course of action? Responses A General Custer wanted Congress to outlaw the Sioux's ritual Ghost Dance.General Custer wanted Congress to outlaw the Sioux's ritual Ghost Dance. B The Transcontinental Railroad was moving through the area the Sioux inhabited.The Transcontinental Railroad was moving through the area the Sioux inhabited. C Sioux leaders had forged a military alliance with French Canadian forces in an attempt to take back land.Sioux leaders had forged a military alliance with French Canadian forces in an attempt to take back land. D The U.S. Army was threatening to take over the Sioux's gold mines, which were key to the Native American economy.The U.S. Army was threatening to take over the Sioux's gold mines, which were key to the Native American economy. E The U.S. Government had broken promises to let the Sioux remain in the Black Hills and was attempting to force them from those lands.
E. The U.S. Government had broken promises to let the Sioux remain in the Black Hills and was attempting to force them from those lands. The Battle of Little Big Horn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, occurred because tensions had escalated after the U.S. government failed to enforce the promises made in the Treaty of Fort Laramie. This treaty had guaranteed the Black Hills to the Sioux, but the discovery of gold in the area led to an influx of miners and subsequent military action to displace the Native American tribes living there. The Sioux, along with their allies including the Cheyenne and Arapaho, resisted this incursion, leading to the confrontation with General Custer’s 7th Cavalry.
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