REVIEW GAME | "The Native American Wars"

Specific areas of land set aside so tribes could live apart from settlers were called _______.

What TWO EVENTS do many historians believe marked the end of the Native American Wars?

• The Capture of Geronimo
• The Massacre at Wounded Knee
• The Sand Creek Massacre
• The Long Walk of the Navajo
• Custer's Last Stand

The US government forced thousands of Native Americans to walk 300 miles from Arizona to the Bosque Redondo. Hundreds died along the route. What TRIBE did these people belong to?

• Cherokee
• Lakota Sioux
• Creek
• Navajo

Where was the Lakota reservation located?

• Bosque Redondo in New Mexico
• the Black Hills in South Dakota
• Standing Rock in North Dakota
• Muscogee in Oklahoma
• Wind River in Montana

What do most experts say was Custer's fatal mistake at Little Bighorn?

• He divided his troops into three parts.
• He failed to have backup troops available.
• He took the high ground on the battlefield.
• His arrogance in assuming the tribes would surrender peacefully.

Why did the victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn, ultimately, increase the plight of the Native Americans in the Great Plains?

• The defeat prompted the Army to send in more troops, increasing their presence in the region and causing more conflict with Native tribes.
• The victory signaled that the Native Americans would reclaim their ancestral lands in the Great Plains region.
• Despite the victory, most Native Americans felt that their best option was to flee into Canadian Territory to the North.

How is General James H. Carleton different from General William Sherman?

• Carleton proposed a “scorched earth” policy against the Navajo; Sherman believed such a tactic was inhumane.
• Carleton had no regard for the suffering of the Navajo people; Sherman listened to Navajo concerns.
• Carleton was strict about protecting the interests of the Navajo people; Sherman wanted to find the gold on Navajo land.
• Carleton believed that the reservation experiment was a failure; Sherman believed it was the best solution for the Navajo people.

Kit Carson's troops burned the Navajo's crops, killed their livestock, and massacred the men, women and children. What is the name for this type of military policy?

• "Scorched earth"
• "Smoke screening"
• "Blitzkrieg"
• "Marching Fire"

Native Americans gave these African-American regiments a nickname because of their perseverance. WHAT NICKNAME did the tribes give the soldiers in these regiments?

• Doughboys
• The Thundering Herd
• The Rough Riders
• Buffalo Soldiers

The visions of THIS Paiute shaman began the Ghost Dance movement of 1890.

• Wovoka
• Sitting Bull
• Geronimo
• Black Kettle