Analyzing Read the excerpt from Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce, and answer the questions th follow. "Our chiefs are killed. ... The little children are freezing to death. My people... have no blankets, no food.... 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." -from his speech of surrender to the U.S. Army, 1877 18. Analyzing Primary Sources What does the quotation say about the government effort to Americanize Native Americans? 19. Constructing Arguments What argument could you have made to the U.S. Army to help Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce instead of accepting their surrender? Analyzing Visuals