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Assimilation is the process of turning one culture into another. The U.S government forced the Native Americans to dress, speak, and practice religion the same way as white men. Native Americans wore the same clothes, spoke the same language and even practiced the same religion just like Americans.

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The Daws Act of 1887 gave Native American men 160 acres of land. Many schools were set up to help with assimilation. The Act failed because very few knew how to farm and did not keep up their crops. The Native Americans sold their land for cheaply to dishonest whites.

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The Battle of Wounded Knee was fought near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. The battle was caused when U.S soldiers saw the Native Americans performing the Ghost Dance. The Army saw this as an uprising and began arresting people. A group of Sioux Indians began to flee but were caught. As they were surrendering and giving up their guns a shot was fired, and they army began shooting the Sioux. Two-hundred Sioux men, women, and children were left   dead.

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The Ghost Dance was a religious dance to "talk to ancestors".  Dancers fell into a trance when this dance was being preformed. When Native Americans danced, the U.S soldiers viewed it as an uprising.

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Chief Geronimo was an Apache who led many attacks against the Mexican and U.S militaries. Geronimo survived by raiding settlers' homes and stealing their goods. In 1886, he was captured and sent to a reservation in Oklahoma.

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Chief Joseph was a leader of the Nez Perces. He was not able to defeat the U.S Army, and did not want to move to a reservation, so he led his people to Canada. After a four month 1,300 mile trek he and his men were caught 40 miles from the border. His last words were " I shall fight no more forever"

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The Battle of little bighorn took place on June 1, 1876, in the Montana Territory. The battle was started because the Sioux were tired of moving to new reservations. When gold was found on their land, the U.S government told them to move. Two famous chiefs that were a part this battle were Chief Crazy Horse and Chief Sitting Bull. The Native Americans defeated the U.S soldiers and killed Custer and all his men.

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Chief Crazy Horse led his men to victory against Colonel George Custer at Little Bighorn. This was one of the biggest victories for the Native Americans.

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Chief Sitting Bull was the leader of the Sioux. When it was time to move back to the Native American reservation, he refused to go. One of Sitting Bull's most famous battles is the Battle of Little Bighorn, where he fought and won against Colonel George Custer. In 1890, Sitting Bull was killed "accidentally" while Native American police struggled to arrest him for performing a Ghost Dance

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The Buffalo Soldiers were a group African American Civil War veterans who were recruited to fight on the plains for 20 years. These soldiers were given the nickname "Buffalo Soldiers" because their black curly hair reminded the Indians of the buffalo.

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The Sand Creek Massacre was a surprise attack on surrendered Cheyenne Indians. Even after the white flag was raised, the universal sign for surrender, Colonel Chivington and his Cavalry attacked them and left 100 Cheyenne men, women, and children dead.

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In 1851, ten thousand Native Americans met with U.S officials near Fort Laramie, Wyoming for some "big talk". The U.S said if the Native Americans would stop hunting the buffalo and move on reservations, their land would be protected. When gold was found on the reservation, many miners swarmed onto the land and broke the treaty.