The Black Hawk War - Rockford Public Schools
The Black Hawk War - Rockford Public Schools
The Black Hawk War - Rockford Public Schools
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<strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hawk</strong> Becomes a<br />
Brave<br />
At the age of 15, around 1782,<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hawk</strong> first went to war<br />
and managed g to wound an<br />
opponent. He was now allowed<br />
to wear the paint and feathers<br />
of an adult Sauk warrior. He<br />
was di distinguished i i h d by b the h skin ki<br />
and tail feathers of the sparrow<br />
hawk, which he wore around<br />
his waist. waist He believed this<br />
allowed him to share the<br />
hawk’s power. Soon after, he<br />
killed his first enemy in battle battle,<br />
an Osage warrior.
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