True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Native American women often joined in the hunt for food.
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2.
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American hunters hired by the railroads began to slaughter buffalo to prevent
herds from blocking the tracks.
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3.
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The reservations were tracts of land set aside for Native Americans.
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4.
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The United States government broke their promise with the Sioux over the Black
Hills of the Dakotas.
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5.
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Wounded Knee marked the end of armed conflict between Native Americans and
whites.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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For most of their history, the needs of the Plains Native Americans were
supplied by
a. | farming. | c. | the buffalo. | b. | fishing. | d. | horses. |
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7.
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Which Native American group would often yell before battle, “It is a good
day to die!”?
a. | Lakota | c. | Apache | b. | Crow | d. | Arapaho |
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More than 200 Lakota Sioux were killed at
a. | Wounded Knee. | c. | Little Bighorn. | b. | Sand Creek. | d. | San Carlos. |
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9.
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Who was the leader of the Lakota Sioux who refused to sell the Black Hills of
the Dakotas?
a. | Crazy Horse | c. | Black Kettle | b. | Sitting Bull | d. | Chief Joseph |
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10.
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What dance celebrated the hoped-for day when white settlers would disappear and
the buffalo would return?
a. | Wovoka's Dance | c. | Warrior's Dance | b. | Sioux's Dance | d. | Ghost Dance |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Crazy Horse | d. | Black Kettle | b. | reservations | e. | Geronimo | c. | buffalo |
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11.
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Apache leader
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12.
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main source of food for Native Americans
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13.
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Sioux military leader
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14.
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tracts of land
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15.
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attacked by Colonel John Chivington’s troops
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Short Answer
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16.
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What does it mean that most of the Plains Indians lived a “nomadic”
life?
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17.
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Who was the Sioux military leader who lured troops into the Fetterman
Massacre?
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18.
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What events led to the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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19.
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What two “weaknesses” of Native American life was the Dawes Act of
1887 designed to change?
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20.
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What was the Ghost Dance?
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