Native American History Quiz

Who was the Sioux leader who defeated Custer at Little Bighorn?

• Crazy Horse

• Sitting Bull

• Red Cloud

• Geronimo

What was the first major agreement signed with northern Plains nations?

• Treaty of Medicine Lodge

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

What are areas of federal land set aside for Native Americans called?

• Reservations

• Territories

• Colonies

• Protectorates

What nickname was given by Indians to African American cavalry?

• Buffalo soldiers

• Black riders

• Night warriors

• Desert rangers

What was the 300-mile forced march to a reservation by the Navajos called?

• Trail of Tears

• Long Walk

• Great March

• Forced Journey

Who called for reform of the reservation system?

• Sitting Bull

• Sarah Winnemucca

• Chief Joseph

• Red Cloud

What act took back two-thirds of Indian land?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes General Allotment Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

In which massacre were 150 Sioux men, women, and children killed?

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Battle of Washita River

What was the religious movement started by a Paiute leader named Wovoka?

• Sun Dance

• Ghost Dance

• Rain Dance

• Spirit Dance

Which leader and his group of Nez Percé wanted to keep their land in Oregon and fled to Canada?

• Sitting Bull

• Crazy Horse

• Chief Joseph

• Red Cloud