A. Youtube Video- At the Monument
B. Youtube Video- Documentary
C. Source Three- Wounded Knee Essay on Mr. Viles Blog
D. Restate and Significance- Restate Thesis
II. Wounded Knee was a Massacre.
A. Many Siox Indian's were killed for no reason.
B. Brought out of Hiding to be shot.
C. Tricked.
D. Wounded Knee was a Massacre.
III. Conclusion
A. Wounded Knee was a massacre not a battle.
B. No Weapons
C. No fighting back.
D. Violence and trickery.
Wounded Knee illustrates one of the final events in a long series of violent conflicts motivated by racism, disrespect and lack of understanding. During the Wounded Knee Massacre many innocent people were killed. Children, Adults, Women, and Men were all brought out of their homes to be killed by the 7th Calvary, who indeed were drunk at the time. At the monument in South Dakota, there was an imense lack of disrespect. Someone let their dog use it as a bathroom, so that shows the disrespect that some have for the monument. The second Youtube video we watched showed that the 7th Calvary had no reason to kill all the Sioux indians but they still did.
Wounded Knee was a battle not a massacre because, in order for it to be a battle the Sioux indians would have had to fight back. The 7th Calvary made them give up all their weapons, or household items that could have been used for an weapon. Then the 7th Calvary opened fire killing 350 people including men, woman, and children. The reason for this was so they could get back at them for killing Custar. The 7th Calvary showed no mercy on the Sioux women and Children. When the children hid, they said they'd be okay and then after the children came out of hiding the shot them. They kept going until everyone was dead.
In conclusion, Wounded Knee was a Massacre not a battle. The 7th Calvary gave them no weapons to fight back. They tricked them, and they never allowed them to fight back. So as my final statement, Wounded Knee was a Massacre NOT a Battle.
