WorksheetsNative American Practice Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Sitting Bull was...
the leader of the Nez Perce who tried to help his tribe flee to Canada.
the leader of the Sioux resistance and led them to their victory over the American Army at the Battle of Little BigHorn.
the leader of the Cherokee who resisted the removal of the tribe to Indian Territory.
the leader of the Apache who attacked Pioneers as they traveled west along The Oregon Trail.
Native Americans living on the Great Plains were considered________________ because they moved to follow the migrating herds of Buffalo.
Nomadic
Brave Warriors
Stationary
non-religious
To "Americanize" the Native Americans at the end of 1800s to strip them of their culture and force them to change into farmers, Congress passes the...
Prescott Act
Carlisle Act
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
The forced removal of the Cherokees from Georgia to "Indian Territory (Oklahoma) was known as
The El Paso Trail
The Oregon Trail
The Trail of Sadness
The Trail of Tears
What best describes a Reservation?
160 Acres of land given to each Native American Family to live on.
An area of land set aside for Native Americans to live on to open up the west for settlers.
Special boarding schools created to send Native American children to to "Americanize them."
Forgiving Native Americans for any violence caused during the Plains Wars.
In 1890 this event marked the end of Native American Resistance, where 300 Men, Women, and Children were killed by the US Army.
Wounded Knee Massacre
SandCreek Massacre
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Bear Paws
The Battle of Little BigHorn was...
the greatest victory by General George Custer's military career.
a defeat of the Sioux against their mortal enemies the Pawnee.
the greatest defeat of the US Army during the Plains Wars with Native Americans.
a massacre of 300 Men, Women, and Children that mark the end of Native American resistance of Westward Expansion.
How did the destruction of the Buffalo impact the Native Americans living on the Great Plains?
Because they relied on the Buffalo for food, shelter, clothing it forces them onto the reservation for supplies promised by the US Federal Government.
Native Americans began to hunt deer and elk instead.
Native Americans raised Texas Longhorns to provide themselves with food.
Traded with the Homesteaders for corn and wheat.
True or False: President Andrew Jackson can be considered both a Hero and a Villain depending on which part of his legacy you examine.
True
False
Native American Children were sent to Indian Boarding Schools back east to....
strip them of their culture to turn them into American Farmers and industrial workers.
to help them find foster parents back east to live with.
remove them from the wars back on the Great Plains
to teach them how to better hunt for Buffalo.
What is the name of the very first Native American Woman Doctor who was from Nebraska?
Sacagawea
Pocahontas
Susan LaFlesche Picotte
Pine Leaf
In The Trail of Standing Bear in Omaha Nebraska the Court recognized that Native Americans...
had no constitutional rights.
were People under the law.
had to be removed to Reservations.
were US Citizens.
The _____________________ was a law passed by Congress and supported by President Andrew Jackson that called for the removal of Native Americans to the west.
Homestead Act
Relocation Act
Dawes Act
Indian Removal Act
Because President Andrew Jackson came from humble origins and his policies supported working class Americans he was known as
The Common Man President
Old Hickory
Fuss and Feathers
Iron Sides
During Westward Expansion (1800-1900), the land that Native Americans live on
decreased by 1.5 billion acres
increased by 1.5 billion acres
stayed the same
became unlivable due to pollution
True or False: Due western expansion, Native American population drastically decreased in numbers.
True
False
This group of Native Americans attempted to flee to Canada with their beloved Appaloosa horses but were caught 40 miles from the US/Canada border.
Cherokee
Pawnee
Sioux
Nez Perce
Which of the following were uses of the Buffalo by Native Americans?
Hides used for clothing/shelter
Meat used for food
Bones used for tools
All Of The Above
White hunters and setters really only wanted to use
the hide of buffalo to make leather drive belts for factories back east
the bones of the buffalo to make plows to help plant their crops
the meat of the buffalo because of its low fat content
the hooves of the buffalo to make glue.
General _________________ was sent to capture the leaders of the Sioux resistance, but because of his rush judgement his troops will be killed at The Battle of Little BigHorn
George Armstrong Custer
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E Lee
Oliver Otis Howard
