Native American Struggles History 3-3

Some wandering groups pulled their belongings on _________________.

• wagons

• travois

• bikes

• hayracks

Plains Native Americans relied on buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing.

• true

• false

• n/a

• n/a

Many Plains people lived in _________made of buffalo skins.

• teepees

• igloos

• huts

• log cabin

At the Sand Creek Massacre, about 200 Sioux were murdered as army troops opened fire after the Sioux surrendered.

• true

• false

• n/a

• n/a

Sioux leader _____________ defeated General George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

• Crazy Horse

• Black Kettle

• Geronimo

• Sitting Bull

The Ghost Dance represented a way for Native Americans to return to the reservations.

• true

• false

Many Native Americans were forced onto __________during the late 1800s.

• reservations

• boats

• islands

• lakes

Nez Perce leader that tried to lead his people to freedom in Canada

• Chief Black Kettle

• Chief Joseph

• Sitting Bull

• Crazy Horse

Apache leader

• Black Kettle

• Chief Joseph

• Geronimo

• Crazy Horse

For most of their history, how did the Plains Native Americans meet their needs for food, clothing, shelter, and tools?

• farming

• fishing and mining

• hunting buffalo

• raising cattle and horses