LT. COL. GEORGE 
A. CUSTER

OHIO
(1839-1876)

• lost the Battle of Little Bighorn​ against Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and thousands of Indian braves

CHIEF JOSEPH

OREGON
(1840-1904)

• chief of the Nez Perce
• resisted resettlement and led his tribe in a dramatic exodus to escape to Canada.

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HELEN HUNT
​JACKSON

MASSACHUSETTS
(1830-1885)

• wrote A Century of Dishonor documenting U.S. treatment of Native Americans since the Revolution

OLIVER KELLEY

MINNESOTA
(1826-1913)

• founded the Grange, which became a powerful political force among western farmer

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WILLIAM 
MCKINLEY

OHIO
(POTUS 1897-1901)

• won the Election of 1896 promoting the gold standard​

WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN

NEBRASKA
​​(1860-1925)

• Populist leader and orator who ran unsuccessfully for president in 1896
• gave the "Cross of Gold Speech" denouncing the gold standard in favor of bimetallism