Boeckx/Native Americans

Why is the Great Basin called that?

• The terrain forms a bowl with the mountains on the sides
• The area is full of water
• The Great Lakes are near.
• It is named after a great Indian chief.

What was the staple food of the Indians of the Great Basin?

• pine nuts
• fish
• kitkats
• wheat

Why did the Nez Perce get together in the spring?

• They wanted to hang out.
• They played games together.
• They held marriage and funeral services.
• They fished for salmon together.

What is the land like in the plains region?

• desert
• grasslands
• swamp
• forest

How did the Plains Indians use the bison?

• hide for clothes and shoes
• meat to eat
• hair for rope and pillows
• all of them

What is the effect of the climate in the Pacific Northwest?

• People stay indoors a lot.
• It is too hot and dry to grow many plants.
• The rainfall causes forests to grow, full of plants and animals.
• It is hard to farm in cold weather.

How did Indians of the Pacific Northwest pass on their legends?

• They painted pictures on pottery.
• They carved totem poles.
• They put on plays.
• They wrote books.

What is the weather like in the Pacific Northwest?

• Cold
• Hot
  Hot
• Wet
• Dry

Which battle ended the Indian wars?

• Sand Hill Massacre
• Custer's Last Stand
• Wounded Knee
• Little Big Horn 

What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Indians doing the Ghost Dance were killed
• Custer and all of his men were killed, only Comanche survived.
• Geronimo and Chief Joseph fought over who would be chief.
• Sitting Bull and all his warriors were killed.