The Plains War Practice

Front

On which SIDE did Native Americans fight during the American Revolutionary War?

Back

Native Americans fought with Americans during the American Revolution.

Front

What was used to agree to and define the boundaries between Native American lands and those of the United States government?

Back

treaties

Front

What 1864 massacre of nearly 200 Cheyenne women and children outside of Denver, Colorado is identified by most historians as the BEGINNING of the Native American Wars on the Great Plains?

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Sand Creek Massacre

Front

The Colorado Militia responsible for this atrocity (question #3) was led by what man?

Back

John Chivington

Front

Native Americans African-American Army regiments a nickname because of their perseverance. WHAT NICKNAME did the tribes give the soldiers in these regiments?

Back

Buffalo Soldiers

Front

What is the name for the military tactic where crops are burned, livestock are killed, and men, women, and children are massacred?

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Scorched Earth

Front

What TRIBE did the Native Americans forced to walk 300 miles from Arizona to the Bosque Redondo belong to?

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Navajo

Front

How many people from the tribe were forced to march from their homeland in Arizona to the Bosque Redondo?

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4,000 members of the tribe made the trek

Front

This 300-mile march where hundreds of Native Americans died is known by WHAT NAME?

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The Long Walk

Front

What DEPARTMENT of the Executive Branch was created in the 1850s to “help manage reservations and to benefit the tribes”? Unfortunately, it was corrupt and mismanaged from its creation.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs