Plains Indians

Imagine your are creating a TDA response that is asking you to write about the role buffalo played in the survival of many American Indian tribes on the Great Plains. Which would be the best topic sentence?

• In the Scope Scholastic article "The Vanishing Beasts", Talia Cowan shared that buffalo were key to the survival of many American Indian tribes on the Great Plains.

• In the Scope Scholastic article "The Vanishing Beasts", Talia Cowan shared that millions of buffalo roamed the Great Plains.

• Many American Indian tribes had a deep respect for the buffalo.

Which piece of text evidence BEST supports that buffalo were they key to the survival of many American Indian tribes on the great plains?

• The buffalo's meat was an important source of food, and the bones and skin were used to make clothing, shelter, and tools.

• Many tribes honored this important creature with special dances and ceremonies.

• More than 30 million of these majestic beasts once ruled the continent.

Which choice below BEST explains why the text evidence you chose (above) is relevant?

• It provides examples of how buffalo helped American Indians on the Great Plains survive.

• It explains how some American Indians showed respect for the buffalo.

• It shows how plentiful buffalo once were on the Plains.

Which paragraph below correctly uses text evidence from the article in the form of a quotation and addresses the R...A...C...E of RACERS?

• American Indian tribes and nations of the Great Plains had great respect for the buffalo. For example, Cowen writes, "Humans hunted just enough buffalo to keep herds from overtaking the land" (15). In other words, tribes did not hunt more buffalo than was necessary.

• American Indian tribes and nations of the Great Plains had great respect for the buffalo. "Humans hunted just enough buffalo to keep herds from overtaking the land." In other words, tribes did not hunt more buffalo than was necessary.

• American Indian tribes and nations of the Great Plains had great respect for the buffalo. For example, Cowen writes, "Humans hunted just enough buffalo to keep herds from overtaking the land" (15).

Read the following passage. Then answer the question(s) below. Small hunting bands which had spent the winter in separate shelters came together as a tribe. Teepees were set up, and in the days which followed, as scouts scattered to find the buffalo herd, there would be games and songs. When the herd was sighted, a camp was selected, and the entire group moved to it in an orderly fashion. There was great excitement on the day of the hunt, as the men put their gear in order and the women and girls prepared for their chores—the skinning, cooking, and stripping of the meat for drying. This passage indicates that the Plains Indians had a very successful

• division of labor.

• educational system.

• network of politicians.

• blend of diet and exercise.

• trading post.

Read the following passage. Then answer the question(s) below. Small hunting bands which had spent the winter in separate shelters came together as a tribe. Teepees were set up, and in the days which followed, as scouts scattered to find the buffalo herd, there would be games and songs. When the herd was sighted, a camp was selected, and the entire group moved to it in an orderly fashion. There was great excitement on the day of the hunt, as the men put their gear in order and the women and girls prepared for their chores—the skinning, cooking, and stripping of the meat for drying. This passage shows how the Plains Indians relied on

• intuition.

• cooperation.

• strong leadership.

• historical knowledge.

• European technology.

These tribes lived in teepees and primarily hunted buffalo for their food

• Mountains and Basins

• Plains Culture

• Gulf Culture

• North Central

One purpose of Chief Plenty-Coup’s memoir is to

• inform.

• persuade.

• condemn.

• challenge.

• contradict.

The Cultural Context portion of “Build Background” indicates that some United States officials

• admired the Plains Indians’ use of buffalo.

• did not grasp the importance of buffalo to the Plains Indians.

• took advantage of the Plains Indians’ dependence on buffalo.

• encouraged the Plains Indians to become more dependent on buffalo.

• tried valiantly to wean Plains Indians off their dependence on buffalo.

"Indian Cattle" suggests that the Plains Indians

• welcomed change.

• were distrustful of nature.

• only reluctantly relied on nature.

• were slow to adopt new technology.

• were well adapted to their environment.