The Fight for the Great Plains

1. The US Army won the Battle of Little Bighorn.

• True
• False

By the end of the 1880s, most Native Americans lived on reservations.

• True
• False

The Native Americans usually outnumbered the Army and had better weapons.

• True
• False

Americans on the East Coast always knew the great plains were a good place for farming.

• True
• False

Custer's Troops fought against about 2,500 Sioux warriors at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

• True
• False

The U.S. Government _________.

• built forts
• sent the Army to fight the Native Americans
• Forced Native Americans to live on reservations
• All of the above

Native American tribes were _________, which means they traveled all over the Great Plains and didn't have a home.

• nomadic
• superstitious
• loyal
• numerous

Which are two states in the Great Plains?

• Georgia and Alabama
• Texas and North Dakota
• California and Oregon
• Maine and New York

Who was the leader of the Army during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Custer
• Rain on the Face
• Crazy Horse
• Licoln

Why did the US Government want the Great Plains?

• They didn't like the Native Americans
• To build factories
• They found out it was good for farming.
• To live on