Native American History Quiz

What was the Sand Creek Massacre?

• C. A celebration of peace between settlers and Native Americans

• D. A festival held in Denver

• B. A negotiation between the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians

• A. A battle between Native Americans and the US federal government

Who led the Nez Perce tribe on a 1,300 mile trek through the West?

• D. Chief Crazy Horse

• C. Chief Red Cloud

• A. Chief Sitting Bull

• B. Chief Joseph

What happened to the Nez Perce tribe when the army caught up with them?

• A. They were promised to be returned to their ancestral home in Idaho

• B. They were sent to a dusty reservation in Kansas

• D. They were welcomed by the settlers

• C. They were given freedom to roam the land

What was the ultimate result of the government's Indian Removal policy?

• A. Native Americans were given more land to roam freely

• B. Native Americans were confined to tiny reservations

• D. Native Americans were allowed to live separately from settlers

• C. Native Americans were integrated into the US federal government

What was Chief Joseph's goal for his people, the Nez Perce?

• C. To expand their territory

• B. To remain separate and be left alone from settlers and the federal government

• A. To engage in combat with federal troops

• D. To negotiate for more land

What was the US Army's strategy to make room for white settlers from the east?

• D. Providing more resources to the Native Americans

• C. Allowing Native Americans to freely roam the land

• B. Forcing Native Americans onto smaller parcels of land

• A. Negotiating with the Native Americans