Sand Creek: Battle or Massacre?-U.S. by Elliott West - First Edition, 2018 from Macmillan Student Store

Sand Creek: Battle or Massacre?-U.S.

First Edition ©2018 Elliott West

This document collection focuses on the U.S. military's November 1864 attack on a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians along Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado. Students will read and reflect on several primary sources and evaluate the nature of the attack: was this a battle or a massacre? Stude...
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Sand Creek: Battle or Massacre?-U.S. by Elliott West - First Edition, 2018 from Macmillan Student Store

This document collection focuses on the U.S. military's November 1864 attack on a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians along Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado. Students will read and reflect on several primary sources and evaluate the nature of the attack: was this a battle or a massacre? Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.

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Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background 
Primary Sources    
William Bent, Report, 1858-1859      
Black Kettle, Letter to Major Samuel Colley, August 20, 1864
Simeon Whiteley, Transcription from the Camp Weld Council, September 28, 1864          
“Battle of Sand Creek,” Denver Rocky Mountain News, December 17, 1864
Silas Soule, Letter to Edward Wynkoop, December 18, 1864  
Little Bear, Account of Sand Creek Fight, in Letter from George Bent to George Hyde, April 14, 1906     
S.J. Anthony, Letter to Brother, December 23, 1864    
Testimony of John M. Chivington to the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, April 26, 1865     
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research 

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