Native American Practice Test

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Sitting Bull was...

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the leader of the Sioux resistance and led them to their victory over the American Army at the Battle of Little BigHorn.

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Native Americans living on the Great Plains were considered________________ because they moved to follow the migrating herds of Buffalo.

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Nomadic

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To "Americanize" the Native Americans at the end of 1800s to strip them of their culture and force them to change into farmers, Congress passes the...

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Dawes Act

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The forced removal of the Cherokees from Georgia to "Indian Territory (Oklahoma)" was known as

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The Trail of Tears

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What best describes a Reservation?

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An area of land set aside for Native Americans to live on to open up the west for settlers.

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In 1890 this event marked the end of Native American Resistance, where 300 Men, Women, and Children were killed by the US Army.

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Wounded Knee Massacre

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The Battle of Little BigHorn was...

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the greatest defeat of the US Army during the Plains Wars with Native Americans.

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How did the destruction of the Buffalo impact the Native Americans living on the Great Plains?

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Because they relied on the Buffalo for food, shelter, clothing it forces them onto the reservation for supplies promised by the US Federal Government.

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True or False: President Andrew Jackson can be considered both a Hero and a Villain depending on which part of his legacy you examine.

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True

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Native American Children were sent to Indian Boarding Schools back east to....

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strip them of their culture to turn them into American Farmers and industrial workers.