Cotton, Cattle & Railroads: Indian Wars

Who was General Philip Sheridan?

• A Native American chief

• A buffalo hunter

• A U.S. Army general

• A Quaker leader

What was Adobe Walls originally built as?

• A church

• A school

• A trading post

• A government building

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek?

• To establish new trade routes

• To stop tribes from opposing railroads

• To create new hunting grounds

• To build new forts

What did the U.S. government promise in return for the tribes moving to reservations?

• Gold and silver

• Plenty of food and supplies

• New weapons

• Free education

Who were appointed as Indian Agents by President Grant?

• Military generals

• Quakers

• Buffalo hunters

• Railroad workers

Who was Cynthia Ann Parker?

• A Quaker leader

• A captured white woman

• A U.S. Army general

• A Native American chief

In what year did the First Battle of Adobe Walls take place?

• 1864

• 1874

• 1854

• 1884

What did the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek require tribes to do?

• Build new homes

• Move to reservations in Oklahoma

• Trade with settlers

• Hunt more buffalo

Who was Santanta?

• A U.S. Army general

• A Kiowa War Chief

• A Quaker leader

• A buffalo hunter

What was the outcome of the Second Battle of Adobe Walls for the Plains Tribes?

• Victory for the Plains Tribes

• Major defeat for the Plains Tribes

• Stalemate

• Victory for the U.S. Army