Native Americans of the Plains

What geographical area do the Plains in North America cover?

• From central Canada south to Mexico and from the midwestern United States westward to the Rockies

• From the east coast to the west coast of the United States

• From the northern United States to the southern tip of South America

• From the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains

What was the primary method of hunting bison after the arrival of horses?

• The chase

• Building corrals

• Using traps

• Hunting on foot

Which animal's arrival changed the lives of the Plains peoples around 1750?

• Horse

• Bison

• Deer

• Wolf

What did the Plains Native Americans trade with European settlers?

• Bison products and agricultural goods

• Gold and silver

• Spices and silk

• Fish and seafood

What was a significant cultural practice among Plains Native American warriors?

• Counting coup

• Building large settlements

• Writing poetry

• Creating pottery

What role did women play in Plains Native American tribes?

• Turning bison hides into fur robes and tepees

• Leading war parties

• Trading with European settlers

• Hunting bison

Why did bison populations mostly vanish in the late 1800s?

• Overhunting by white settlers

• Natural disasters

• Disease outbreaks

• Predation by wolves