The event in the history of the West in the late 1800s that prompted Chief Joseph to give his speech "I Will Fight No More Forever" was the defeat of American Indian peoples by United States troops. This speech reflected the struggles and hardships faced by Native American tribes, particularly the Nez Percé, during their resistance against U.S. government forces and the loss of their lands and way of life.
I am tired of fighting . . . It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. —"I Will Fight No More Forever": Chief Joseph Question What event in the history of the West in the late 1800s prompted Chief Joseph to give this speech?(1 point) Responses the death of Sitting Bull, an important Lakota leader the death of Sitting Bull, an important Lakota leader the Ghost Dance, a new American Indian religious ceremony the Ghost Dance, a new American Indian religious ceremony the expansion of buffalo hunting by American Indians like the Nez Percé the expansion of buffalo hunting by American Indians like the Nez Percé the defeat of American Indian peoples by United States troops
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