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chief joseph's surrender speech, october 5, 1877
by chief joseph

tell general howard i know his heart. what he told me before, i have it in my heart. i am tired of fighting. our chiefs are killed; looking glass is dead, ta hool hool shute is dead. the old men are all dead. it is the young men who say yes or no. he who led on the young men is dead. 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 of them i can find. maybe i shall find them among the dead. hear me, my chiefs! i am tired; my heart is sick and sad. from where the sun now stands i will fight no more forever.

what is the speaker's overall point in this passage? (5 points)

a. he is surrendering because the winter's cold has killed many of his people.

b. he is surrendering because so many of his tribe's elders have passed away.

c. he is surrendering because his people's lives are more important than their freedom.

read the passage and answer the question that follows.

chief joseph's surrender speech, october 5, 1877
by chief joseph

tell general howard i know his heart. what he told me before, i have it in my heart. i am tired of fighting. our chiefs are killed; looking glass is dead, ta hool hool shute is dead. the old men are all dead. it is the young men who say yes or no. he who led on the young men is dead. 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 of them i can find. maybe i shall find them among the dead. hear me, my chiefs! i am tired; my heart is sick and sad. from where the sun now stands i will fight no more forever.

what is the speaker's main argument? (5 points)

a. he will not fight anymore because his way of life is gone.

b. his community will rebuild itself.

c. his people are in disagreement about the surrender.

read the passage and answer the question that follows.

chief joseph's surrender speech, october 5, 1877
by chief joseph

tell general howard i know his heart. what he told me before, i have it in my heart. i am tired of fighting. our chiefs are killed; looking glass is dead, ta hool hool shute is dead. the old men are all dead. it is the young men who say yes or no. he who led on the young men is dead. 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 of them i can find. maybe i shall find them among the dead. hear me, my chiefs! i am tired; my heart is sick and sad. from where the sun now stands i will fight no more forever.

even though he surrenders, the speaker shows his bias toward his enemies by (5 points)

a. trusting their promises

b. joining their legislature

c. handing his people's elder leaders over to them

read the passage and answer the question that follows.

chief joseph's surrender speech, october 5, 1877
by chief joseph

tell general howard i know his heart. what he told me before, i have it in my heart. i am tired of fighting. our chiefs are killed; looking glass is dead, ta hool hool shute is dead. the old men are all dead. it is the young men who say yes or no. he who led on the young men is dead. 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 of them i can find. maybe i shall find them among the dead. hear me, my chiefs! i am tired; my heart is sick and sad. from where the sun now stands i will fight no more forever.

chief joseph was not a war leader, but his actions and this speech cause him to be remembered as one. why might he be considered a leader in the war? (5 points)

a. u. s. forces commended his actions.

b. he fought u. s. forces for a long time.

c. he was the one who surrendered to u. s. forces.