Frontier Wars

How did the lifestyle of Native American tribes change after the Civil War?

• Tribes were moved to reservations

• Tribes moved west to find buffalo

• Tribes experienced drought and famine

• Tribes switched to farming after the buffalo disappeared

"I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches. I was the last Chief of the Comanches. I eventually assimilated into American culture and influenced other American Indians to do so."

• Prairie Flower

• The Raven

• Quanah Parker

• Peta Nocona

Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

• A group of cavalry soldiers who were trained to ride on buffalo.

• African American soldiers serving in the military post-Civil War

• A term used for soldiers who had been given the task of preserving the buffalo

• A group of soldiers who had abandoned their posts and were being hunted by the US Army

These people slaughtered millions of buffalo taking away the livelihood of the native tribes.

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Texas Rangers

• Buffalo Hunters

• U.S. Army

Which of the following is most responsible for the destruction of the Native American culture?

• Reconstruction

• Manifest Destiny

• Secession

• Civil War

“I have heard that you intend to set apart a reservation near the mountains. I don’t want to settle; I love to roam over the prairie; I feel free and happy; but when we settle down we get pale and die…A long time ago this land belonged to our fathers; ....These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; when I see that my heart feels like bursting.”

Who would have agreed with this quote?

• A Buffalo Soldier

• Quanah Parker

• A Texas Ranger

• Mirabeau Lamar

What important animal was slaughtered by the U.S. Army and Anglo hunters as a way of defeating the Native Americans and forcing them to accept reservation life?

• Horse

• Deer

• Bear

• Buffalo

Which region of Texas experienced the most fighting between the U.S. Army and Native Americans [mostly the Comanche, the Kiowa, and the Apache]?

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Region

• Gulf Plains

• Great Plains

The area beyond the limits of settlements is referred to as -

• Open Range

• The void

• Black hole

• Frontier

The process in which the Government can take your property for the good of the community

• Foreclosure

• Abolition Movement

• Sharecropping

• Eminent Domain