nativeamerican

**The Battle for Land** Welcome to Congress. As a newly elected member, I need you to review a very important case we will be voting on. In the West, white settlers are fighting with Native Americans over land. It is our job to decide who will get the land. To prepare for the vote, I have gathered six important documents for you to read (diaries, stories from people who live out west). As you read these documents (by clicking on the links below), answer the questions in the research chart. Decide who you support to get the land. Be prepared to present your answer to the entire Congress (class).

1. Seamus Fitzpatrick

2. Samuel Johnson

3. Sitting Bull

4. Chief Joseph

5. Geronimo

6. Buffalo Bird Woman