The Battle of Little Big Horn contributed to the West being lost by the Native Americans because even though they did win the battle, their violent victory caused a lot of rage within white Americans, pushing them to believe the Indians are only bloodthirsty savages and it also made the U.S government try even harder to dominate the Indians into submission. On June 25, 1876, is when the Native Americans completely wiped out a whole column of 600 U.S men, outnumbered by 3,000 Indian warriors, led by Crazy Horse. That action was clear enough evidence for the white Americans to give into the negative stereotype that Indians are monsters but with a favored U.S commander—George A. Custer—also killed within the battle, it only added wood to the raging
