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WorksheetsTX - 6.1b - Frontier Wars
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is the half-Anglo, half-Comanche chief who led the attack against buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Kicking Bird
c)
Satanta
d)
Victorio
2.
What was the U.S. army strategy that led to the defeat of the Plains Indians?
a)
destroy Indian villages and destroy herds of buffalo
b)
pay the Plains Indian tribes $50,000 to move to reservations
c)
stop the flow of rivers through Indian territory
d)
burn million of acres of grassland in Indian territory
3.
What was significant about the Battle of Adobe Walls?
a)
it showed that the Native Americans could be defeated through military strength
b)
it showed that the U.S. Army could not properly defend against Native American attacks
c)
it showed the U.S. Army how important the buffalo was to the Native American culture
d)
it showed that the Comanche warriors were far better fighters than the army soldiers
4.
What important animal was slaughtered by the U.S. Army and Anglo hunters as a way of defeating the Native Americans and forcing them to accept reservation life?
a)
buffalo
b)
horse
c)
deer
d)
bear
5.
In which decade of the 1800's did the U.S. Army finally defeat the Plains Indians and force them to live on reservations?
a)
1870's
b)
1830's
c)
1850's
d)
1890's
6.
Which word means "complete destruction"? [Example: The animal was hunted until its "complete destruction".]
a)
extinction
b)
deviation
c)
irrigation
d)
reservation
7.
Which of these was the nickname given to a group of African American cavalry soldiers who were effective fighters in the "war" against the Native Americans?
a)
Buffalo Soldiers
b)
Texas Rangers
c)
Frontier Battalion
d)
Native Fighters
8.
Which region of Texas experienced the most fighting between the U.S. Army and Native Americans [mostly the Comanche, the Kiowa, and the Apache]?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Gulf Plains
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