Part one of term paper
George Armstrong Custer was a West Point graduate who became famous as a Civil War general and an Indian fighter on the Plains. He was a flamboyant but hardworking and faithful. He strove to be great, and he wanted to leave a place in history. He was popular because he accepted group standards and challenged no one's intellect. Custer's ...

Part two of term paper
... that the conquest of the continent added to the strength of the nation, and it allowed for more opportunities to become rich. At the age of seventeen, George Armstrong Custer entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. At the Academy, Custer learned the meaning of institutional discipline and the importance of selective obedience. He was always on the brink of dismissal, but he was able to control himself when it was necessary. Custer knew what he could get away with without be ...