Native American Peoples Quiz

Which Native American tribe was known for their settled agriculture and had a constitution like the US?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Shawnee

• Navajo

• Apache

Who was the leader of the Shawnee tribe that formed a coalition to oppose U.S. Expansion in the early 1800s?

• Blue Jacket

• Tecumseh

• Tenkswatawa

• Joseph Brandt

Which Native American tribe dominated the northern great plains in the 19th century?

• Lakota Sioux

• Shoshone

• Nez Pierce

• Apache

Which Native American tribe had their homeland devastated by Kit Carson and were driven from Arizona to New Mexico in the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo?

• Shoshone

• Nez Pierce

• Apache

• Navajo

Which Native American tribe lived along the Columbia River, fought back against eviction, and had a famous retreat of 1,200 miles?

• Lakota Sioux

• Shoshone

• Nez Pierce

• Navajo

Which Native American tribe was moved to the Black Hills by the Fort Laramie Treaties, experienced the gold rush invasion, and had the Battle of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee Massacre?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Shawnee

• Lakota Sioux

• Nez Pierce

Which Native American tribe, led by Blue Jacket, helped defeat Americans at the Battle of the Wabash in 1791?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Shawnee

• Lakota Sioux

• Apache

Which Native American tribe won their case under Chief Justice John Marshall, prompting President Andrew Jackson to comment that 'Justice Marshall has made his decision, now let’s see him enforce it.'?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Shawnee

• Navajo

• Cherokee

Which Native American tribe signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835, resulting in their removal to Oklahoma Territory?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Shawnee

• Navajo

• Cherokee

Which Native American tribe was forced west in the Trail of Tears, despite adapting many aspects of White culture?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Shawnee

• Navajo

• Cherokee