USII.1 American Indian Conflicts from Westward Settlement

What was the primary food source for American Indians on the Great Plains?

• Buffalo

• Corn

• Fish

• Deer

What was the main reason settlers devastated the buffalo population?

• For sport

• For hides to sell in the East

• For food

• To protect their lands

What was the purpose of reservations created by the U.S. government?

• To provide land for settlers

• To set aside land for Native Americans

• To establish military bases

• To create farming communities

Who led the Sioux during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Chief Joseph

• Sitting Bull

• Geronimo

• George Armstrong Custer

What was the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?

• It marked the end of the Indian Wars

• It was the first battle between settlers and Native Americans

• It was a victory for the Sioux

• It led to the creation of reservations

What were the two leading causes of the decline in Native American population during westward expansion?

• Warfare and disease

• Assimilation and reservations

• Buffalo hunting and gold mining

• Treaties and forced relocation

What did Chief Joseph say in his famous speech after surrendering?

• I will fight no more forever

• We will never give up our land

• The buffalo will return

• We will resist until the end