WorksheetsThe Buffalo Soldiers REVIEW
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
After Congress passed the Army Reorganization Act...
black men were able to join the U.S. Army during peacetime.
black women were able to join the U.S. Army during peacetime.
black men were not able to join the U.S. Army during peacetime.
black women were able to take leadership roles in the U.S. Army.
What is one way the laws known as Black codes affected Black people?
They required Black people to work in different jobs
They limited the kinds of jobs Black people could have
They allowed Black people to join the army in times of peace
They gave Black people the same wages as other workers
Why were most Black soldiers sent to the Great Plains and deserts on the western frontier?
Black people faced less racism and discrimination.
White soldiers did not want to force Native peoples off their lands.
Black soldiers could earn more money than they could at any other job.
White people did not want armed Black soldiers near their communities.
During the Civil War, how were the roles of Black women different from those of Black men?
Black men served in the army during war, but black women couldn't join until there was peace.
Black men and women both joined the army, but only black men were allowed near the fighting.
Black men served under white commanders, while black women served as spies, guides, and scouts.
Black men served under white commanders, while black women commanded their own units.
What caused conflict between Native peoples and the U.S. government?
The government wanted to defend the land it owned from Native Peoples.
Native peoples wanted to live on the reservations set aside by the U.S. government.
Native peoples wanted to break treaties with the government to give land to the pioneers.
The government wanted to force Native peoples off their land so white people could settle there.
Why did the author include information about Native peoples and their lands in section "Out West?"
To show the different ways the buffalo were crucial to Native peoples' lifestyles.
To give background for why Black soldiers were sent to enforce laws and protect settles.
To compare the lives of Native peoples on the Great Plains and buffalo soldiers in the army.
To describe how buffalo soldiers created reservations that Native peoples were forced to move onto.
What is the main idea of the section "Later Service?"
In later years, the roles of black soldiers changed.
In later years, the army did not need black soldiers.
In later years, black soldiers kept serving in the West.
In later years, black soldiers stopped fighting in wars.
How was the service of Black soldiers after World War II different from their service early in the founding of buffalo soldiers?
When the buffalo soldiers were founded, they served in regiments in the West, but after World War II, they were commanded by the French army.
When the buffalo soldiers were founded, they served in all black units, but after World War II, black soldiers eventually joined white regiments.
When the buffalo soldiers were founded, black soldiers could only serve in wars, but after World War II, black soldiers could serve in times of peace.
When the buffalo soldiers were founded, black soldiers were discriminated against, but after World War II, black soldiers endured less racism.
In the section, "Discrimination Continues," why did the author end the second paragraph with the sentence
It wasn't until a new investigation in 1972 that the soldiers were found innocent of the crime?
To show how the buffalo soldiers defended themselves
To prove the buffalo soldiers were discriminated against
To point out when the buffalo soldiers served in the town
To describe why the army forced buffalo soldiers to leave
What is the author's purpose for writing the section The Legacy of The Buffalo Soldiers?
To list the various books and movies that describe how buffalo soldiers served
To describe the many roles buffalo soldiers played in the country's early history
To persuade readers to visit museums and monuments that honor buffalo soldiers
To demonstrate that people came to appreciate the contributions of buffalo
