Lesson 3 The Indian Wars

Which group was the only group to kill buffalo mostly for food and clothing?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Anglo hunters

• Plains Indians

• United States Army

How did many Plains Indians in Texas meet their needs?

• Fishing

• Weaving

• Hunting buffalo

• Working as scouts

How did the building of railroads to the west affect American Indians in Texas?

• It created jobs for them.

• Groups had to move farther and farther west.

• More Anglo-American settlers claimed their land.

• Trade with Americans brought them great wealth.

Which was a major advantage for the United States during the Red River War?

• They became allies with the Comanche.

• They knew the area better.

• They had better weapons.

• They moved constantly.

Which of the following events led directly to the Red River War of 1874–75?

• the fighting of the Second Battle of Adobe Walls

• Plains Indians going on the “Wrinkled Hand Chase”

• the signing of the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek

• the fighting of the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon

What happened during the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon?

• The United States government forced the Plains Indians back onto the reservations in Indian Territory.

• Plains Indians set a United States soldiers’ encampment on fire.

• The Plains Indians were trapped by United States soldiers and escaped from the canyon on foot.

• The Plains Indians attacked buffalo hunters on horseback.

How did the United States government protect settlers in Texas from raids by American Indians?

• The government gave settlers weapons to protect themselves.

• The government sent soldiers to forts and built new forts.

• The government helped settlers move farther east.

• The government trained settlers as soldiers.

Why was the Red River War known to the Plains Indians as the Wrinkled Hand Chase?

• Their hands were wrinkled from the cold and damp weather.

• The water from the Red River gave them wrinkled hands.

• They had to wrinkle their hands to use their weapons.

• Quanah's name was "Wrinkled Hand."

Identify one FACT about the Buffalo Soldiers.

Identify one OPINION from the lesson.