Native American Experience

Word Cloud

In a few words, describe this painting. What do you see? How does it make you feel?

Word Cloud

In a few words, describe this painting. What do you see? How does it make you feel?

Word Cloud

In a few words, describe this painting. What do you see? How does it make you feel?

During the 19th century, popular culture increasingly depicted Native Americans as part of nature, inferior peoples, dying off and being replaced by the civilized, white people. This is the myth of the dying Indian, the idea that Native Americans were naturally dying off, leaving the land for white settlers and "civilization." Part of this lesson will be challenging those notions. As you review this lesson, think of these images and ask yourself, "Do they match the historical documents about Native Americans?"

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Native Americans in Artwork

Multiple Select

Which two territories did Polk promise to get for the United States during his presidential campaign?

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Texas

• Oregon

Multiple Choice

According to the video, how long did the Mexican-American war last?

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 4 years

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the treaty that was signed between Mexico and the United States to end the Mexican-American war?

• The Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Mexico

Match

Match the following parts of the United States with their location on the map.

• The original 13 colonies

• Florida

• The Republic of Texas

• The Mexican Cesssion

• The Oregon Territory

F

E

C

A

B

• F

• E

• C

• A

• B

Multiple Select

Which of these territories were acquired during Polk's Presidency? (May be more than one.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

According to the video, what did Andrew Jackson obtain from the Creek Indians?

• Allies in his war with the Seminole Indians

• A beaver-skin hat

• 20 million acres of land

• Allies against the Spanish in Florida

Multiple Choice

According to the video, how many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears?

• 500

• 2,000

• 4,000

• 10,000

Read the Article and Answer the Questions

Multiple Choice

What did Private John G, Burnett do when he found a young Cherokee hiding under a rock?

• He took him to a nearby town for help.

• He carried him to a spring and washed his wound.

• He ignored him and continued hunting.

• He reported him to the soldiers.

Read the Article and Answer the Questions

Multiple Choice

Why did Private John G. Burnett witness during the Cherokee removal?

• The Cherokee with given comfortable transportation.

• The Cherokee were allowed to stay in their homes.

• The Cherokee were dragged from their homes and loaded into wagons.

• The Cherokee were given food and blankets for their journey.

Read the Article and Answer the Questions

Read the Article and Answer the Questions

Multiple Choice

What happened to John Ross's wife during the Trail of Tears?

• She gave her blanket to a sick child and died.

• She led the Cherokee to safety.

• She was separated from her family and never found.

• She survived the journey and helped others.

Multiple Choice

Why did Chief Junaluska go to Washington?

• To plead with President Jackson for protection of his people.

• To sell gold nuggets to white traders.

• To fight in the battle of the Horse Shoe.

• To dance with Indian girls at a Christmas party.

Multiple Choice

Finish the sentence below with the BEST answer choice.

Overall, the letter is organized around _________.

• a country and its army.

• a people and their land.

• a country and its geography.

• a people and their treatment.

Multiple Choice

What is the connection between the first section, "I Often Spent Weeks Alone In The Woods," and the final section, "Tears And Sounds Of The Dying"?

• Both provide a call to action for the reader to help the Cherokee.

• Both show the reader different survival skills taught by the Cherokee.

• Both remind the reader that Burnett is sharing these thoughts on his birthday.

• Both suggest to the reader that Burnett feels sorry for what he did.

Multiple Choice

Based on the section "Long, Painful Journey," what did Burnett and Ben McDonal disagree about?

• whether it was OK to mistreat the Cherokee

• whether it was difficult to be a U.S. soldier

• whether Burnett should have been arrested

• whether there was Native American territory in the West

Multiple Choice

Which selection from the article BEST shows Burnett's point of view about forcing the Cherokee to leave their lands?

• There, I witnessed the most terrible chapter in the history of American warfare.

• The wagons started rolling as the children waved good-bye to their mountain homes.

• But Jackson ignored the fact that his life had been saved by the Indian chief.

• I learned from them that Chief John Ross was still ruler in the nation in 1863.