Red Cloud's War | History Anecdotes for Teachers

THE WAGON BOX FIGHT

The last of the three battles of Red Cloud’s War occurred on August 2, 1867. The war was an attempt by the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians to force whites to abandon the Bozeman Trail, which crossed Indian lands to get to the gold fields of Montana. Earlier, the Indians Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsAugust 2, 2022 ago

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WILLIAM FETTERMAN: JERK OR SCAPEGOAT?

A few months ago, I got into an argument coinciding with the push to remove Confederate monuments. The argument was over historical revisionism. While not usually a historical revisionist, I do see the need to adjust history to new historical research. As a high school American History teacher, it Read more…

By admin, 4 yearsDecember 21, 2020 ago