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Sitting Bull was born in 1831 near the shores of the Grand River, in what is now South Dakota .His  original name is Jumping Badger Sitting Bull proved his worth at the age of 14 when, in his first war fight, he struck a warrior. As a reward for his bravery, he was named "Buffalo Bull Who Sits Down" which will be more steeped in "Sitting Bull", which symbolizes a buffalo sitting firmly on his hips despite the danger

Throughout the 1860s, Sitting Bull fiercely opposed the growing encroachment of Sioux lands. In July 1864, he participated in the defence of a camp during the Battle of Killdeer Mountain. In 1865, he led an attack on Fort Rice, now North Dakota.
In 1865,The American army began to invade the country from Powder River and Red Cloud, Chief Oglala Lakota, led his defense from 1866 to 1868. Sitting Bull played an active role in Red Cloud's War, leading several war parties and organizing guerrilla attacks.

In 1868, Red Cloud signed the Fort Laramie Treaty with the United States, agreeing to live on a reserve. What did not please Sitting Bull was that he decided to defy the treaty and continue the fighting, creating large bands of supporters composed not only of the Sioux, but also of the Cheyenne and Arapaho.

In 1930, the Hunkpapa tribe members interviewed, who survived, claimed that Sitting Bull became "the supreme chief of the entire Sioux nation" in 1869. Later, historians demonstrated that the decentralized nature of the Sioux made this impossible, but they accepted that Sitting Bull inspired intertribal support as never before.

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Sitting bull was born in 1831 near the banks of the Grand River ( called in present-day Dakota). At the age of 14, he overthrew a Crow warrior. This earned him his nickname of «Buffalo Bull who sits down» and later shortened to «Sitting Bull».This name symbolizes a buffalo standing still in the face of danger.

In the 1860s, he participated in some wars to defend his territory. Sitting Bull led several parties and organized guerrilla attacks during «Red Cloud's War».

A treaty was signed in 1868, Sitting Bull disagreed it and continued to fight with many supporters. Sitting Bull had become “Supreme Chief of the whole Sioux Nation” in 1869.
In 1872, with Crazy Horse, they led a war party to block the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway.

Sitting Bull was seen as a holy man, possessing a gift of prophecy.

In 1881, following the return of the American army, he fled with his people to Canada.

After two years in prison, he joined the Dakota Standing Rock Indian Reserve, touring the Buffalo Bill Wild West show for four months. He thought that this show might improve relations between white men and Amerindians. The Ghost Dance movement appeared, Sitting Bull did not take part in the action but he allowed the dancers to gather in his camp. He was shot and killed with seven other Sioux in 1890 after resisting a police arrest because of this new movement.

Sitting Bull is very important in West America because he is still the most powerful Amerindian in history, and probably the most famous. He fought the white settlers for much of his life. He remains a rallying symbol of hope and rebellion, over the world.
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Crazy Horse, originally Cha-O-Ha, was born between 1840 and 1845 in South Dakota. He is part of Sioux Lakota. He stood out from his tribe with his fair skin and his brown and curly hair. Crazy Horse and his chief Sitting Bull both have contributed to the historic defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn which is the Sioux's greatest victory in the Indo-American wars. After witnessing the death of the Conquering Bear by the settlers, the teenager Crazy Horse had visions telling him that he was the protector of his people. In the visions, it is also apparently known that he was not blessed in battle if he dressed modestly. His warrior reputation grew in the 1850s and 60s. He fought enemy tribes such as Crow, Arikara and allied with other tribes against the United States as during the conflict, the Battle of Red Buttes in 1865, for example. His second wife, Nellie Larrabee (Laravie) spied Crazy Horse on behalf of the US Army, and some argue that she played a decisive role in his downfall. He was wounded with a bayonet during a fight with officers. Crazy Horse passed away on September 5, 1877. His father buried him in a secret place

He was, throughout his life, a symbol of Native American fighting against settlers.

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William Henry McCarty alias Billy the kid is a famous outlaw of the XIX century in the United States. We don't know when he was born but some author said on New-York the november 23 1859 and he died on july 14 1881 at the age of 21. The myth said he has killed 21 people 1 by years 21 in total.

Mother of Billy die when he has 14, he bacame an orphan and work on a motel in exchange to a room. His first arrestation was when he had 16 this day he had stealing food once day later he looted a laundry and was arrested but he escaped to the jail 2 day later. He became famous in 1877 when he killed his first man Bily had only 18 at this time. Track for murder Bily return on New-Mexico where he joined "The boys" a gang. With his new friends Bily did many hold-up and murder 21 during his young life. On february 16 1878 the batle of Lincoln start  "The boys" are tracked by "regulateur" a team formed by the sherif Mc Sween they killed many men of the gang but Billy was not arrested. Accusated of 21 murders Bily leads a life of fugitif, weary to this life he decided to witness against his gang in exchange to the cancelation of his wailing, the sherif  accepted but when Bily come to his office the sherif Pat Garett acknowledge Billy guilty of many murder and decides to executed him the july 14 1881 on the fort summer on New-Mexico. Since this day Billy the kid was on all news papers of United States he became a hero for some but mustly the most famous outlaw of the XIX century.

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Crazy Horse also known as Cha-O-Ha which means "From the desert", was born between 1840 and 1845 in south Dakota, in a tribe who was called Lakota (the largest band within the Sioux tribe, at a time of great prosperity).

Some sources claim as Cha-O-Ha grew and proved his strength, his father passed his name onto his son and took a new one and others say Cha-O-Ha became “Crazy Horse” after having a vision.

People say he is lonely but Crazy Horse is known for his kindness to the poor, the elderly and children.

In August 1854, a fight took place called the « Grattan Massacre ». the Crazy Horse’s camp came into conflict with the team of Lieutenant John Grattan who sent his men because they accused the Crazy Horse’s gang of having killed one of their cows. So John Grattan demanded that they deliver tribes that killed one of their cows but when the chief Conquering Bear refused, a soldier killed him and the Sioux killed John Grattan and his companions.

This event marked the beginning of the First Sioux War.

After witnessing Conquering Bear’s murder, the young Crazy Horse was said to have had visions telling him he would be his people’s protector.

Crazy Horse’s reputation as a warrior grew through the 1850s and 60s. He fought enemy tribes (the Crow, Shoshone, Pawnee, Blackfeet, and Arikara) and allied with other tribes against the US in conflicts like the 1865 Battle of Red Buttes.

In 1865, Crazy Horse was named Ogle Tanka Un (Shirt Wearer, or war leader) both for his fighting skills and his kindness to his people.

In December 1866, Crazy Horse helped lay the crucial decoy in the Fetterman massacre, which, at that time, was the US army’s worst defeat on the Great Plains.

In 1870, Crazy Horse and Black Buffalo Woman (the woman whose Crazy Horse is in love) run away together but this woman’s husband pursues them

and shot Crazy Horse with a pistol but a few moments later, tribe elders resolved the conflict between the two men.

Crazy Horse married Black Shawl, a comrade Oglala Lakota, in 1871. They had a daughter, They Are Afraid Of Her, the only child, but that child dies in 1973.

On June 17, 1876, Crazy Horse led 1,500 Lakota and Cheyenne warriors in a surprise attack on General George Crook's regiment and their Crow and Shoshone allies. The so-called Battle of the Rosebud delayed Crook's joining with General Custer and his 7th Calvary, laying the way for Custer’s spectacular defeat at Little Bighorn. Crazy Horse fought alongside Sitting Bull in the battle itself, which was, arguably, the Native Americans’ greatest ever victory against the US.

After the defeat of Custer, the American army became very numerous and did not give up the Lakota. Sitting Bull and his supporters fled to Canada, but Crazy Horse stayed and continued to fight.

Soon after his arrival at Fort Robinson, en 1877, Crazy Horse took a second wife, Nellie Larrabee who lived with him and Black Shawl.

On 4th September, Crazy Horse fled with Black Shawl, who had tuberculosis.

He was arrested and brought back to Fort Robinson, where, during a struggle with the officers, he was bayoneted in the kidneys. Crazy Horse passed away on September 5, 1877. His father buried him at an undisclosed location, and his final resting place remains unknown today.

To conclude, Crazy Horse was a symbol in Native American resistance.

He remained strong and resistant no matter where, why and against whom.

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Crazy Horse also known as Cha-O-Ha wich means "From the desert", was born between 1840 and 1845 in Lakota at the time of the great prosperity. He was part of the Sioux. He was a central figure of the Amerindian resistance against the colonists. Along with Chief Sitting Bull, he contributed to the historic defeat of the General Custer at Little Bighorn, The Sioux's biggest victory in the Indo-American wars.
He died on September, the 5th of 1877 and his father buried him in a secret place wich hasn't been discovered.
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Billy the Kid was an Old West of America outlaw. He was born the 17 or 23 november of 1859 in the Upper East Side in NewYork, but that remains uncertain. Her date of death is july, the 14 of 1881. He was born under the name of William Henry Mcarty. In the 1870's, Billy and her family settled in the Kansas.But the mother's illness, who was the turbeculosis,  makes them migrate in a warmer and drier region.   His father is unknow to the historians, her mother, Katherine Mcarty, died in 1874.
His first crime was in 1877 during a fight at Camp Grant. Wanted for murder, he fled and returned to New Mexico in the Lincoln area. Henry joins a gang which was called "The Boys". Billy the Kid was a cowboy, gunflighter and an rustler. He spent his life fleeing the authorities. Billy the Kid is tried for the murder of Sheriff Brady and sentenced to hang. It was at the age of 21 that he was killed  He was a symbol of the American West.

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Billy the kid or William Henry McCarty was born at the end of 1859 in an area of ​​the Upper East Side in New York, his brother Joseph was born in 1863. He settled with his family in Kansas in 1870.
Billy the kid's mother died in 1874 of tuberculosis, he spent some time in foster care before being imprisoned for theft of a laundry in 1875,this is the beginning of his bandit life.

Billy continued his bandit life by associating with Jhon Mackie and stealing the soldiers' horses, they were imprisoned but the kid managed to escape.

The date of his first murder remains uncertain but Billy would have committed his first murder on August 17, 1877 because he defended himself, but he is accused of murder so he fled to the new mexico with a stolen horse

It is after this event that he joins the "boys gang" with whom he will attack the flock of a powerful man, Jhon Chisium. The gang then makes one of the presses and they settle in Lincoln County


In 1877, the kid leaves "the boys gang" to become a cowboy, he begins to work for a breeder, Jhon Tunstall. The breeder was shot by sheriff Wiliam Brady in 1878 following a quarrel. His assassination marks the beginning of the Lincoln County War.

Billy and the breeder's men decide to avenge the murder of Jhon Tunstall. The kid was charged with murder and later he was imprisoned again but he escaped again on June 17, 1879.

At the end of his life, the newspapers nicknamed him "Billy the kid", he was at the height of his glory and he had a lot of notoriety but he was captured and sentenced to hang in 1881 for all his crimes.
Once again he managed to escape by getting rid of his chains, so he fled Lincoln County with a stolen horse.

Billy the kid was killed by Garret on July 14, 1881 at Fort Summer, there are rumors that the kid would not have died like that but this is the official version.

Billy the kid is a symbol of the West of America because it symbolizes the opposition to justice, lonely life, independence and survival, it has marked its time and much more thanks to all the writings that make it praise as well as more recently all the movies done in his honor.

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he was born on the 5 december, 1838 in New Rumley, And he died in 1876. He come from a big family. He had 3brothers et 1 sister. Custer enrolled in West Point in 1857, graduating 34th in a class of 34 graduates in 1861. He was almost expelled because he was doing a lot of joke. The outbreak of the Civil War. All officier to fight. Custer made his name during the 1862. In one famous anecdote, aged 23 years, became first general in the uninon army. Custer’s fearlessness continued to impress his superiors and won him increasing publicity in the outside world. Custer married Elizabeth Clift Bacon in 1864.
in July 1886 he is appointed lieutenant colonel. 1 years after he was sent in war indo americaine. After he was suspend beacause made visit a elizabeth. General custer was famous beacause had god strategy war.

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Crazy Horse was born between 1840 and 1845 in Lakota, the largest band within the Sioux tribe, at a time of great prosperity. His original name was « Cha-O-Ha ». It means « in the wilderness » or « among the tree ».
He was also very kind to the poor but a quiet and loner person

His mother died when he was four years old. His father was originally “Crazy Horse”. Some sources claim his father passed his name to his son and took a new one, Waglula (Worm). Others say Cha-O-Ha became “Crazy Horse” after having a vision.

Crazy Horse was a central figure in Native American resistence to white settlers approching on their land: he helped engineer General Custer’s historic defeat at Little Bighorn.Crazy Horse was known throughout his life for his uncanny ability to escape injury when fighting.

In the winter of early 1877, as he and his band struggled with cold and hunger. On May 5, 1877, he surrendered with his remaining followers at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.

Crazy Horse passed away on September 5, 1877. His father buried him at an undisclosed location, and his final resting place remains unknown today.

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Jesse james was a popular American outlawer born in 1847 in Missouri.

Son of a pastor, Jesse had a brother and a sister. In 1848 the father left the family for californian gold but died over there. His mother was in love with a lot of men in her life so the children had an unstable life.

His mother teaches him early on love for the southern United States. Logically when the American Civil War broke out, the family sided with the South, the Confederates. Following the ransacking of the family farm by soldiers of the North Army, Jesse tries to join the Confederates and finally commits to the bushwackers, famous for the many massacres they committed. At the end of the war, the family is forced to relocate and finds themselves with a lot of debts.

Jesse is know because he was the leader of the James-Younger gang.

For 15 years, Franck, his brother, and him will live multiple attacks of banks and trains causing death. They attacked their first train July 21, 1873.

If in the first years, Jesse James is very popular in the population, and even supported by certain political circles close to the Confederates, the violence of the attacks that organizes isolates it rather quickly. In 1874, the governor of Missouri hired a private detective agency to stop the James brothers. After being forgotten for several years, Jesse James starts again bank robberies.

In the april, 3, 1882 he is murdered by one of his gang members, Robert Ford, who shoots him behind the ear with his back turned.

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Crazy Horse was born between 1840 and 1845 in South Dakota into the Lakota, the largest band within the Sioux tribe. Crazy Horse was originally named Cha-O-Ha which means "In the Wilderness" or "Among the Trees". Hewas a central figure in Native American resistance to white settlers encroaching on their land.

About his family, his father was originally of the nickname he will keep “Crazy Horse” and when he was four years old his mother died. He was known throughout his life for his kindness to the poor, elderly and children, and had highly amongst his people.

Through the 1850s and 60s, Crazy Horse’s reputation as a warrior grew. He fought enemy tribes like the Crow, Shoshone,Pawnee, Blackfeet or Arikara and allied with other tribes against the US in conflicts like the 1865 Battle of Red Buttes. When fighting, Crazy Horse was known for his uncanny ability to escape injury.

Amongst the Lakota Sioux he was still revered as a hero. He helped engineer General Custer’s historic defeat at Little Bighorn with chief Sitting Bull, it's the Sioux’s greatest victory in the American Indian Wars.

Crazy Horse was said to have had visions telling him he would be his people’s protector. In the visions, he also apparently learnt he would not be harmed in battle if he dressed modestly, his tribesmen weren’t touching him and he didn’t take any scalps or war trophies.

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Confederate guerrilla, bank robber, gang leader and murderer, Jesse James born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri, Jesse Woodson James belonged to a prestigious farming family. Their father, Reverend Robert James, was a Baptist minister. In May 1863, 16-year-old Jesse and his stepfather were ambushed at the family farm by Union militiamen looking for Frank and his group .In May 1865, near the end of the civil war, Jesse was shot in the chest by Union cavalry near Lexington, Missouri. After the Civil War had ended, Jesse, Frank and other surviving Bushwhackers, formed the James-Younger Gang. Jesse reached celebrity status in 1869, after he murdered a cashier during a Gallatin bank raid. The press labelled Jesse an “outlaw” for the first time and the state governor offered rewards for the James brothers’ capture. For the next seven years, the gang carried out a string of raids across the State.Edward James was born in 1875 and their daughter Mary Susan James was born in 1879. Despite his life of violent crime, Jesse was said to be a loving husband and father.The James-Younger Gang was destroyed in the aftermath of their failed heist of First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota in 1876. During the attempt, two gang members were killed in a shoot-out and the others fled. Two weeks later, the Younger brothers were captured and another gang member was killed. The only ones still at large, the James brothers fled to Nashville, Tennessee.On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was dusting a picture on the wall in his rented home, when Bob shot him in the back of the head.

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Cha-O-Choa known as «Crazy Horse», was born between 1840 and 1845 in the Southern Dokata. He gets the nickname "Crazy Horse" from his father, who in fact gives his name out of pride towards his son. He was indeed a courageous warrior and a central figure in the resistance of the Amerindians against the colonization of the white settlers.

Crazy Horse is part of the largest group of the Sioux tribe that is the Lokata. Unfortunately in the 1850s the white settlers began to impose themselves on the territory. Their goals were to possess more territories in order to obtain resources, such as gold and wealth. But their invasions create many tensions and bring disease. But Crazy Horse is a person who has a great affection for his people.

In August1854 a first conflict broke out «the Grattan massacre», marking the beginning of the first Sioux war. Following this event Crazy Horse would have had visions that would have prompted him to fight. His reputation as a warrior developed during the 1850s and 60s, he is known for his ability to escape wounds during the fighting.

He was appointed war chief in 1865. He led Chief Sitting Bull to a historic Amerindian victory over the United States, defeating General Custer in Little Bighorn.

Crazy Horse died in 1877, he remained an emblematic figure of the Amerindians' struggle and was a person known for his kindness and bravery throughout his life.In addition to his warrior career he also knows love with several women.

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Red Cloud, the Oglala Lakota leader, spearheaded its defence from 1866 to 1868. Sitting Bull played an active role in “Red Cloud’s War”, leading several war parties and mounting guerrilla attacks.

In 1868, Red Cloud signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie with the US, agreeing to live on a reservation. Sitting Bull defied the treaty and continued fighting, drawing large swaths of followers – not only Sioux but also Cheyenne and Arapaho.

In 1930, surviving Hunkpapa tribesmen interviewed, claimed Sitting Bull became “Supreme Chief of the Whole Sioux Nation” in 1869. Later historians have argued the Sioux’s decentralised nature made this impossible but accepted Sitting Bull inspired unified, intertribal support as had never seen before.

A Hunkpapa Lakota, Sitting Bull was born in 1831 near the shores of the Grand River, in what is now South Dakota. Originally named “Jumping Badger”, he did not immediately show warrior credentials and was nicknamed “Slow”.

Sitting Bull proved himself at 14, when, fighting in his first war party, he knocked a Crow warrior from his horse. To honour his bravery, he was named “Buffalo Bull Who Sits Down” (later abbreviated to “Sitting Bull”), symbolising a buffalo sitting steadfastly on its haunches in the face of danger. The description proved apt.

Throughout the 1860s, Sitting Bull fiercely opposed growing encroachment of Sioux land. In July 1864, he helped defend a Teton encampment in the Battle of Killdeer Mountain. In 1865, he led an attack on the newly built Fort Rice in what is now North Dakota.
In 1872, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led a large war party in their campaign to block the Northern Pacific Railway’s construction. It is said, Sitting Bull and four other warriors settled in front of the construction path, within firing range. He then smoked his pipe, passed it, cleaned it and casually walked away with his companions, as bullets flew around him.

In 1874, General Custer discovered gold in the Black Hills, a sacred Native American area, protected by the Fort Laramie Treaty. The US Government tabled the treaty and declared war on any who resisted.

All the while, Sitting Bull continued his resistance, amassing more and more Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho followers.

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Jesse James was a confederate guerrilla, bank robber, gang leader and murderer. Jesse James was the more famous James brother. He was born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, in Missouri.
During the civil war, Frank joined the

Confederate guerrillas. In May 1863, 16-year-old Jesse and his stepfather were ambushed at the family  farm by Union militiamen looking for Frank and his group.
In May 1865, near the end of the civil war, Jesse was shot in the chest by Union cavalry near Lexington, Missouri.
After the Civil War had ended, Jesse, Frank and other surviving Bushwhackers, formed the James-Younger Gang.
The press labelled Jesse an “outlaw” for the first time and the state governor offered rewards for the James brothers’ capture.At the same time, the gang members were hailed by many Missourians, as heroes furthering the Confederate cause. John Newman Edwards, an influential news editor, took up Jesse’s cause.
The James-Younger Gang was destroyed in the aftermath of their failed heist of First National Bank of Northfield, Minessota in 1876. During the attempt, two gang members were killed in a shoot-out and the others fled. Two weeks later, the Younger brothers were captured and another gang member was killed. The only ones still at large, the James brothers fled to Nashville, Tennessee.
The expedition is a total fiasco that signals the cessation of their activities.
April 3, 1882 Robert Ford kills Jesse James by surprise.

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William Henry McCarty better known as "Billy the Kid", would have been born November 23, 1859 in New York but this is uncertain. He died on July 14, 1881 at Fort Sumner shot by Lincolm County Sheriff Pat Garrett. His childhood is very vague and uncertain. Before being one of the best-known bandi, he held a small job and was turned to petty crime. When he was 18, he became part of a gang called "The Boys" after killing his first man. He was one of the biggest bandi and murderer of the 19th century, he would have killed 21 men but in reality it would be 9. He worked for a young English entrepreneur John Tunstall until he was shot by the sheriff's band William.J.Brandy. The men of Tunstall decide to avenge this and create the band of "Regulators" which will mark the beginning of the "Lincoln count war". Billy was arrested and tried for all these murders, and managed to escape but was killed by the sheriff at the age of 21. Billy is a sybole of Americain West because he was a very big criminal but also thanks to Pat Garret's popular book "The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid".
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The General Custer from his full name George Armstrong Custer is an American cavalry general. Born on December 5, 1839, in Ohio, the general Custer is famous for his exploits during the War of Secession. He is one of the leading American emblematic figure of Indian wars. He was killed on June, 25, 1876, in Montana, during the battle of Little Bighorn during which his troops were crushed by a coalition of Indian tribes. Very young, this last sends a letter to the representative of his State, to join the famous military academy "the West point".
He was known to be bold, ambitious and reckless. It was in 1863 that he was promoted to general. Custer is to date the youngest officer serving as a Major General in the history of the US Army. Newspapers glorify his image, it is thanks to this that he is known to all. However, it aims to steal the territory occupied by the Indians to get rich and install a railway line. He also wanted to find gold. Unfortunately, he is infamous for shooting down many Indians from a mooving train.
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Confederate guerrilla, bank robber, gang leader and murderer. Born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri, Jesse Woodson James belonged to a prestigious farming family. Their father, Reverend Robert James, was a Baptist minister.

In 1850 Reverend James passed away and the family became destitute.

During the Civil War, Frank joined the Confederate guerrillas (or “Bushwhackers”). In May 1863, 16-year-old Jesse and his stepfather were ambushed at the family farm by Union militiamen looking for Frank and his group. Reuben Samuel was tortured (they briefly hung him from a tree) and Jesse – reportedly – was lashed. Later that year, Jesse also turned guerrilla, and he and Frank joined “Bloody Bill” Anderson’s gang, taking part in the killing and mutilation of scores of Union soldiers. In May 1865, near the end of the civil war, Jesse was shot in the chest by Union cavalry near Lexington, Missouri. His first cousin Zerelda Mimms – his future wife – nursed him back to health from his near-fatal injury.

After the Civil War had ended, Jesse, Frank and other surviving Bushwhackers, formed the James-Younger Gang. Jesse reached celebrity status in 1869, after he murdered a cashier during a Gallatin bank raid, wrongly believing him to be Samuel Cox, the Union commander who had killed Bloody Bill in 1864. The press labelled Jesse an “outlaw” for the first time and the state governor offered rewards for the James brothers’ capture. At the same time, the gang members were hailed by many Missourians, as heroes furthering the Confederate cause. John Newman Edwards, an influential news editor, took up Jesse’s cause. Through his collective press coverage, including letters Jesse wrote to the paper himself, the Robin Hood myth was born.n 1874, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency was hired to hunt Jesse’s gang. The attack prompted outrage, heightening public support for the James brothers; so much so, a bill was nearly passed offering them amnesty. Jesse and Frank launched a revenge campaign against neighbours who had assisted the raid, and it is believed one man was killed in retribution. In the fallout, Pinkerton abandoned his manhunt. On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was dusting a picture on the wall in his rented home, when Bob shot him in the back of the head. Zerelda and their two children were in another room.

Jesse’s ghost lived on, with rumours he had faked his own death persisting for over a century. In 1995, his grave was exhumed and DNA testing confirmed the celebrated outlaw’s remains were almost certainly inside.

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George Armstrong Custer
(1839-1876)

Born in 1839, he was admitted to West Point, from which he graduated last in 1861, following a large number of incartagues. During the Civil War, he rose from lieutenant to captain, was promoted to brigadier general of the "volunteers" brigade and finally honorary division general; his brigade, the 7th Michigan brigade, distinguished itself on many occasions and the newspapers often spoke of the "valiant general-child". In 1866, Custer was appointed lieutenant-colonel of his 7th cavalry regiment. In 1867, he was given the mission to campaign against the hostile tribes of the "Native Americans" of Kansas.

The Battle of Little Bighorn
"The Custer Last Stand"

In 1874, enjoying a solid reputation as a specialist in the Indian wars and author of numerous publications on the subject, Custer led an expedition to the heart of the Black Hills, then sacred territory of the Sioux. Upon his return, he claimed to have discovered "gold at grass level", which triggered a rush that was at the origin of the Sioux war of 1876. Unfortunately, in June of the same year, Custer and 200 of his men of the 7th Regiment were massacred in a Sioux ambush on the Little Bighorn Plains. Custer will always remain a very controversial but highly admired personality.

Source:
"The Great Book of the American West" or simply "The West", published in 1994 by Salamander Books Ltd.

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Crazy Horse was born between 1840 and 1845 in south Dakota, in tribe called Lakota. Crazy Horse is a nickname, the real name of this person is Cha-O-Ha, which means "In the Wilderness" or "Among the Trees".

Crazy Horse married Black Shawl, a fellow Oglala Lakota, in 1871. They had a daughter, They Are Afraid Of Her, Crazy Horse’s only confirmed child, in the same year, who died in 1873.

Crazy horse's mother, or Cha-O-Ha died when her son was four years old. Crazy horse would come from the fact that he is either proving his strength to his father, the original crazy horse, or again, he would have renamed himself following a vision.

Crazy horse has always been kind to the poor, the old people and the children of his people.

Crazy horse is a figure for the resistance of Native Americans

It was in the 1850s that white settlers began to come to Sioux lands, bringing with them a terrible disease and fighting over resources.

the first war of the Sioux is marked by the death of the lieutenant Grattan, in August 1854

Cha-O-Ha's reputation grew from 1850 to 1860 when he fought off enemy tributes (Crow, Shoshone, Pawnee, Blackfeet, and Arikara), and joined other tribes against the United States. during conflicts such as the Battle of Red Buttes in 1865.

In 1865 he was named warlord

In December 1866, the Fetterman massacre was the worst defeat of the US Army in the Great Plains.

On June 17, 1876, Crazy Horse fought alongside Sitting Bull in the battle itself, they won, which was arguably the biggest victory of the Amerindians against the United States.

Crazy Horse was arrested and taken back to Fort Robinson, where he was bayonet wounded during a fight with the officers. Crazy Horse died on September 5, 1877. His father buried him in an undisclosed location. His final resting place remains unknown.

Crazy horse is a symbol for the Americans of the East because he has fought successful battles, moreover, he was named warlord, moreover, he is a symbol for the Americans to have participated in the resistance of the Native Americans against the settlers. But also for contributing to the historic defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn

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Billy the kid was a cowboy, gunfighter and rustler, he is the subject of countless films, books and newspaper articles. The legend says that Billy killed 21 men, one for each years of his life. He was know by multiple aliases. He was born in late 1859, with the real name of « William Henry McCarty Junior ». He has a brother, four years more young. He never knew his father. He became known as « Henry Antrim », the name of his stepfather. Henry’s mother died of tubercolosis on 16 september 1874. One year later, he was jailed over theft from a chinese laundry, but escaped two years later. For the first time, Henry was a fugitive ! Henry met in 1876, a notorious felon, John Mackie. The pair joined forces and began stealing horses from local soldiers in Camp Grant. At this moment, he has a new nickname « Kid Antrim », due to his youthful appearance. Mackie and Antrim were caught and jailed, but Billy the Kid once again escaped, returning to the area a few months later. On 17 August 1877, he shot Frank “Windy” Cahill, a blacksmith, during a bar brawl, his first murder. Now, he’s kown like a murdererand he fled to New Mexico on a stolen horse. Here, he joined “The Boys”, his new gang in a civil war. In 1877, his new nickname is « William Bonney ». He left « The boys » due to tensions, and is now a cowboy for affluent british rancher : « John Tunstall ». On 9 march, they killed Tunstall’s alleged killers. Bonney was wanted in november 1878 for murders, he spent weeks in prison in 1979 before escaped a new times on 17 june 1879. Billy the kid killed Joe Grant on 10 january 1880 in a New Mexico. By his final year of life, his final nickname is « Billy the Kid ». On 23 december 1881 Sheriff Pat Garett captured him and Billy the Kid died. He’s a symbol of American west because it’s a cowboy, outlaws, a fugitive who is also a horse rider. This murder traveled a lot in differents citys in the west of the America.

Maël Gillet, Louise Carlotto

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Crazy Horse was a symbol in Native American resistance. His originally name is «Cha-O-Ha» who means «In the wilderness» or «Among the trees». Some sources are saying that is name is given by this father. He was born into the Lakota, one of the largest group within the Sioux tribe. Crazy Horse was someone who is quiet and a loner, but he was known kindness with poor people, kids and old people.

Crazy Horse’s reputation became more important through the 1850s and 1860s. He fought many enemy tribes (there are : Crown, Shoshone, Pawnee, Blackfeet and Arikara). He had a lot of rewards likes : the name of «Ogle Tanka» because he helped people. He ranks among the most notable and iconic of Native American tribal members and has been honored bu the U.S Postal Service.

We can found a monument who represent him to honor the principales and values for which Native Americans stood and to honor all indigenous people of North America.

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In early 1882, Bob and Charley Ford – the only gang members Jesse still trusted – arranged with the Missouri Governor to assassinate him for a reward. The brothers were actually living with Jesse and his family at the time after Jesse had invited them for protection.

On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was dusting a picture on the wall in his rented home, when Bob shot him in the back of the head. Zerelda and their two children were in another room.

Jesse’s ghost lived on, with rumours he had faked his own death persisting for over a century. In 1995, his grave was exhumed and DNA testing confirmed the celebrated outlaw’s remains were almost certainly inside.

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Sitting Bull was born in 1831 near the shores of the Grand River, now is South Dakota. Originally named « Jumping Badger » and is nicknamed « Slow ». He proved himself at 14 yo.
He was fighting in is first war. Sitting Bull was a brave man, and to honour him he was named « Buffalo Bull who sits down » , later abreviation to Sitting Bull.
In 1860, he fiercely opposed growing encroachment of Sioux Land.
In 1864, on July this man helped a encampment in a battle who’s name is « Killdeer Moutain ».
One year after, in 1865, he led an attack on the newly built for Rice, now it’s North Dakota.
In 1872 Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led a large war party in their campaign. It was a famous Native American, he unified tribes in their fight against white settlers.
At the day, Sitting Bull is a symbol of American West, hope and rebellion.

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« Billy the kid » under the real name of William Henry Mc Carty, he was borne on 1863. He had one brother and one mother but his father in unknow. In his childhood he lived in a poor district irish in New York. After he move a lot , and he ran a way a lot. When his mother dead he was placed in a home foyer. Henry has know a lot of nickname like « Henry Antrim »,  « Kid Antrim » or « William Bonney » and for end  «  Billy the Kid ». The myth woold like to « Billy the Kid » is killed 21 men for each year of his life but in reality he would have killed only 8 men . He has do parti of the group  of « the boys ». After he worked as a cowboy for John Tuntstall. When this one was murdered Henry declared the war at the killer of John in Lincoln. He died at he âge of 21 killed. « Billy the Kid » is the symbol of the american west bécasse he had a justciary but is also a symbol because he had a famous  criminal.
Lucie BRUNEL

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Billy the kid's original name is William Henry McCarty and he was born in late 1859 in a poor neighbour hood of New York 's Upper East Side. He had a brother called Joseph born in 1863. The story of their father or fathers is mysterious and in (…) their mother called Cathrine had moved to Indiana. He is a cowboy, a gunflighter ans a rustler. He is the subject of countless films, books and newspaper articles. He died in 1881 at 21 years old. He is killed by Garrett.

He was know by multiple aliases. The main reasons Billy the Kid is known are that he said to have killed 21 men, one for each year of his life.

He is a symbole of the American West because he fight against Licoln, Garrett, James Bell and Bob Olinger.
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George Armstrong Custer is a general who is a fighter, deserter, prankster and garish dresser. He is one of the most memorable figures in history. he was born in New Rumley, Ohio on December 5, 1839. He had a total of three brothers and a sister as well as three half-sister and brother. The main reasons on the fact that he is known are that he is a pillar of the mythology of the Wild West, he has the glory of the Civil War that he is due to his recklessness as well as his bravery. He won the first Confederate battle flag of the war so he received congratulations. In July 1866, one after the end of the Civil War, he was appointed lieutenant-colonel in the 7th Cavalry. He had a son. In 1876, he co-lead his last operation. during this operations there were many deaths. His wife has written extensively about his military life. Portrayals of "Custer's Final Stand" often cast him as the noble victim of bloodthirsty tribes.
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George Armstrong Custer was a fighter, deserter, prankster and garish dresser. He was born in New Rumley, Ohio on December the 5th in 1839 and died on June the 25th in 1876, at the age of 36. Custer was a general of the American calvalerie. General Custer is famous for his Civil War exploits, as well, is one of American history’s more memorable figures and a pillar of Wild West mythology. General Custer is now, almost a myth, that embodies the America of the conquest of the West: colonialism, progress, the gold rush as well as the war. In his last battle at Little Bighorn, it was a landslide victory for the Native Americans led by the heads "Crazy Horse and Gall" and the indian heads Lame White Man. Custer and 267 of his men perished in this battle.
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Crazy horse, his original name is CHA-O-HA. He was born between 1840 and 1845 in south Dakota, in a tribe who was called Lakota. It was the larguest group of the Sioux tribe. Crazy horse is known for his kindness to the poor, elderly and children and regarded highly amongst his people. Over the years 1850 and 1860, Crazy horse fought the enemy tribes (Crow,Shosshone,Pauwnee, Blackfeet and Arikata). He alongside chief Sitting bull, Crazy horse helped General Custer for the historic defeat at little Bighorn but also the big one vistory in the American West. Crazy horse is a symbol of American west because he fought with Sitting Bull during the battle of Rosebud and was the biggest victory against the United States.
Léa BEZES, Lauryne PLAGNAT

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https://www.history.co.uk/shows/robert-redfords-the-west