American Indian Relations - Texas

Why did the Medicine Lodge Creek Treaty fail?

• Not enough Native American tribes showed up to the treaty signing

• The Natives did not feel safe in the chosen location

• Neither side was fully committed to following the treaty

• The President sent the army to destroy native villages

The main goal of Buffalo Soldiers was to

• build railroads that reached all the way to the Pacific Ocean

• protect railroads from being ambushed by bandits

• protect settlers from Native American attacks

• protect against Jim Crow Laws in the South

The main reason for population increase in the West between 1870-1890 was

• immigration from Europe

• natives being forced onto reservations

• better health care

• cheap land

The Buffalo Soldiers were made up primarily of _________-____________ soldiers.

• African-American
• Irish-American
• Native-American
• Mexican-American

The nickname "Buffalo Soldiers" was 

• given by the Native Americans as a sign of respect 
• given by Army officers to those that slaughtered the buffalo
• a name made up by the Africa-American soldiers
• Given to the soldiers and intended to be disrespectful

The Buffalo Soldiers were highly effective Indian fighters. 

• True
• False

During the Civil War, many pioneers in West Texas were forced to abandon their homes due to attacks fro

• Mexican raiders

• Native Americans

• Union troops

• vigilantes

Under the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek, Native Americans agreed to stop their opposition to the construction of _____ across the plains.

• forts

• highways

• railroads

• reservations

The Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek required the U.S. government to give Native Americans large amounts of land for _____.

• following their way of life

• hunting

• mining

• reservations

The peace treaties with Native Americans failed because _____.

• Native Americans continued to raid white settlements

• neither side was fully committed to following the treaties

• the U.S. Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional

• U.S. troops mounted campaigns to remove Native Americans from the plains