5-3 Guided Notes

Who is credited with starting the Hollywood craze for western movies?

• Annie Oakley

• William Fredrick "Buffalo Bill" Cody

• A real cowboy

• A Native American

What was Annie Oakley's role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?

• She was a Native American performer.

• She was a female sharpshooter meant to attract women to the shows.

• She was credited with starting the Hollywood craze for western movies.

• She hired real cowboys and Native Americans.

Who did Buffalo Bill hire to perform in his show?

• Actors from Hollywood

• Female sharpshooters only

• Real cowboys and Native Americans

• Magicians and circus performers

Who created a vision of the West as an adventurous place with horses and cowboys living on the Great Plains?

• Wild Bill Hickok

• Buffalo Bill

• Jesse James

• Davy Crockett

What did the whole nation feel towards the idea of the West according to the text?

• Indifference

• Dislike

• Love

• Fear

What was the belief of many Americans regarding the way of life for the Native Americans?

• It was thriving

• It was unchanging

• It was disappearing or already gone

• It was becoming more popular

What did Americans want to see and hear before the Native Americans disappeared forever?

• The tribal dances and hear the songs

• The modernization of tribes

• The assimilation of Native Americans into cities

• The expansion of reservations

Describe the idea of the Mythical West