Wounded Knee Massacre

What event marked a tragic coda to decades of violent confrontations between the United States and Plains Indians?

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The Wounded Knee Massacre

• The Ghost Dance movement

• The Dawes Allotment Act

What was the religious movement that gained popularity among the Lakota Sioux?

• The Ghost Dance movement

• The Sun Dance ceremony

• The Wovoka revival

• The Dawes Allotment Act

What did the Lakota Sioux believe the Ghost Dance movement would bring?

• A cataclysm that would destroy the United States

• The resurrection of their dead ancestors

• The eradication of white colonists

• All of the above

Why did white settlers fear the Ghost Dance movement?

• They believed it was a prelude to an armed uprising

• They thought it would bring about the resurrection of their dead ancestors

• They feared it would destroy the United States

• They saw it as a threat to their land and resources

Who ordered the arrest of tribal leaders suspected of promoting the Ghost Dance movement?

• General Nelson Miles

• Chief Sitting Bull

• Chief Spotted Elk

• Daniel F. Royer

What happened to Chief Sitting Bull when Indian police attempted to take him into custody?

• He was killed in the ensuing melee

• He escaped to the Pine Ridge Reservation

• He surrendered peacefully

• He was arrested and imprisoned

Where did the U.S. cavalry catch up with Chief Spotted Elk and his group?

• Wounded Knee Creek

• Standing Rock Reservation

• Black Hills

• Pine Ridge Reservation

What did the American soldiers do when tensions flared on the morning of December 29?

• They surrounded the Lakota camp

• They performed the Ghost Dance

• They retreated from the area

• They negotiated a peaceful resolution

What was the outcome of the Wounded Knee Massacre?

• At least 150 Lakota were killed along with 25 American soldiers

• The Lakota successfully defended themselves against the American soldiers

• The Ghost Dance movement was completely eradicated

• The Lakota were able to reclaim their land

What happened in 1973 at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre?

• Activists with the American Indian Movement seized and occupied the site

• A memorial was built to honor the victims

• The U.S. government apologized for the massacre

• The Lakota held a ceremony to commemorate the event