Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Their Manners Are Decorous and Praiseworthy Abstract

* Columbus discovers the Native Americans and calls them "Indios."
* Native Americans become known as Indians.
* Pattern of driving Indians off of their land begins almost immediately.
* A pattern of Indians trying to help the incoming whites begins with the Pilgrims.

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