Nez Perce Conditions After 1877
I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead. Too-hul-hul-sote 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.
Which of the following pieces of evidence would most directly contradict Chief Joseph’s account of the conditions faced by the Nez Perce after 1877?
A
Correspondence from settlers noting harmonious relations with Native Americans during that period
B
Accounts from eyewitnesses highlighting the Nez Perce people’s defiance and resilience
C
Visual documentation showing the Nez Perce with sufficient supplies in their camps
D
Records indicating a rise in government military expenditures during Native American conflicts
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