The Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868: A Primary Source Examination of the Treaty That Established a Sioux Reservation in the Black Hills of Dakota

by Jennifer Viegas

Book Overview

Documenting a series of conflicts between white American settlers and the Native American population in the region, this book tells of the treaty that established the Sioux reservation. With a balanced sensitivity to both the ambitions of the settlers and the concerns of the Native Americans, the book provides a close look at American territorial expansion during the mid-nineteenth century. The use of primary source documents, artifacts of the time,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404204385
• ISBN13: 9781404204386
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8