7th-Module 3 Lesson 3 Review

Which of these statements describes the Plains Native Americans correctly?

• They used agriculture to provide their food, clothing, and tools

• They had moved onto reservations by the time settlers moved west

• They spoke different languages but were able to communicate through sign language

• They were made up of several groups with completely different lifestyles but practiced the same religion

Which of these describes the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

• the Sioux's last major victory

• the last major incident of the wars on the Great Plains

• the battle where Geronimo surrendered

• the worst defeat suffered by the US Army on the Great Plains

In 1876, General Custer suffered the worst defeat of the US Army on the Great Plains at the ______________ against Sioux forces.

• Battle of the Little Bighorn

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Battle of Sitting Bull

• Battle of Medicine Lodge

How did the Dawes General Allotment Act attempt to end traditional influences on Native American society?

• by forcing Native American children to attend special schools

• by dividing reservation lands into individually owned plots

• by requiring Native Americans to become US citizens

• by turning reservation land into publicly held farms

How did the US government attempt to "Americanize" Native American children in the late 1800s?

• by sending them to boarding schools and having them give up traditional customs

• by allowing them to farm on their own reservations and speak their own language

• by breaking up their reservation lands and selling individual farm plots

• by promoting their education in traditional crafts and customs

The first major treaty between the US government and Plains Native Americans. It recognized Native American claims to most of the Great Plains and allowed the US to build forts and roads to travel across the land.

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Treaty of Medicine Lodge

• Reservations

• Long Walk

• Ghost Dance

Areas of federal land set aside for Native Americans. This land was usually not suitable for farming.

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Treaty of Medicine Lodge

• Reservations

• Long Walk

• Ghost Dance

A treaty signed in 1867 where most Plains Native Americans agreed to live on reservations but refused to give up their hunting grounds.

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Treaty of Medicine Lodge

• Reservations

• Long Walk

• Ghost Dance

A 300 mile march through the desert. Many Navajo died on along the way.

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Treaty of Medicine Lodge

• Reservations

• Long Walk

• Ghost Dance

A religious movement that predicted the arrival of paradise for Native Americans where the buffalo would return and the settlers would disappear.

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Treaty of Medicine Lodge

• Reservations

• Long Walk

• Ghost Dance