II. Listener Relevance Link: Most of us have experienced a incident or situation where you feel you have been treated unjustly or unfair to the point where you have to stand your ground and not falter until you have at hand some kind of justice. I am quite sure this is how the Sioux people felt.

III. Speaker Credibility Statement: After much research I have come to feel a deep sorrow for the Sioux people having their land stolen from them and all the misfortune that followed. It is hard to understand some other human beings lack the ability to feel compassion.

IV. Thesis Statement: The Dakota Sioux War was an act of the Sioux people fighting for self-preservation.

V. Preview: First, I will talk about what started the conflict; secondly

Starvation mounting and late payments, the Dakota Indians decided that they would take no more.

C. Subpoint: August 19, 1862, sixteen settlers are killed in Dakota attacks in and around New Ulm.

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