Revision tip and answer preparation

Revision tip

To familiarise yourself with the facts in this Revision Bite:

• Draw a timeline showing ten steps that led to the end of the Native American way of life.
• Draw a spidergram showing nine reasons why white Americans won the War for the West.

Answer preparation

As part of your revision, think about the arguments and facts you would use to explain:

1. What the purpose and effect was of the reservations.
2. Why the Native Americans lost the battle for the Plains.
3. How important the Battle of the Little Big Horn was in the eventual defeat of the Plains Indians.
4. How successfully the so-called Indian problem was resolved.

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