Chief Joseph (2020)

Why did fighting break out between the Nez Perce and US Army?

• Chief Joseph was tired of fighting and sad for his people.

• The Nez Perce wanted more land.

• The Nez Perce and US Army could not come to a peaceful agreement for how to share the land.

• The US Army was protecting their people from the raiding tribe.

Where did Chief Joseph surrender?

• Bear Paw Mountain

• Oklahoma

• Washington

• Canada

He was the General who was responsible for bringing Joseph to the Reservation?

• General Howard
• General Wood
• General Miles
• General Custer

Chief Joseph the Elder told his son that he must protect what

• Their ancestral land

• His daughter

• His family

• His record collection

Choose 2: Which two Nez Perce leaders are mentioned by name in Chief Joseph's surrender speech

• Toohulhulsote

• Looking Glass

• Bears Paw

• Oliver Howard

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Chief Joseph mentions all of the following as reasons for surrendering except

• the little children are freezing to death

• it is cold and we have no blankets

• some of my people have run away into the hills

• all our horses are dead

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Chief Joseph: Chief Joseph and his father were leaders of the Wallowa band of what tribe?

• Crow

• Lakota

• Nez Perce

• Illini

Chief Joseph: Chief Joseph asks for time in his surrender to look for his children to see how many of them he can find. Where does he think he may find them?

• captured as prisoners

• in the hills nearby

• among the dead

• Canada

Chief Joseph: After deciding to leave the Wallowa Valley Chief Joseph's initial plan was to look for help from what tribe?

• Walla Walla

• Lakota

• Crow

• Illini

The tone of this speech is best described as

• arrogant

• dignified

• detached

• whiny

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3