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Lakota Sioux

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the Lakota Sioux leader who opposed the signing of a treaty to put his tribe on reservations in 1868?

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Standing Bear

c)

Black Coyote

d)

Red Cloud

2.

What was the name of the area that was sacred to the Lakota Sioux and was granted to them in a treaty in 1868? Gold was later discovered in this area in 1874, and the land was again taken from them after the Lakota refused to sell the land for $6 million.

a)

Shenandoah Valley

b)

Death Valley

c)

Golden Colorado

d)

Black Hills

e)

Black Valley

3.

What was the name of the treaty that was signed by 24 different tribal leaders in 1868, creating a "permanent" reservation for the Lakota Sioux, including part of what is now South Dakota?

a)

Treaty of Fort Defiance

b)

Treaty of Fort Sumter

c)

Treaty of Fort Laramie

d)

Treaty of Fort Cousin Larry

e)

Treaty of Fort Ticonderoga

4.

Who was the Lakota warrior who helped lead the Lakota Sioux to a massive victory against George A. Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

a)

Geronimo

b)

Standing Bear

c)

Young Deer

d)

Crazy Horse

e)

Red Cloud

5.

What was the name of the ritual adopted by some native people, which they believed would permanently remove the white man from their lands? Sitting Bull performed this dance when he had his vision that his people would win a great victory over the US Army.

a)

The Griddy

b)

The Sun Dance

c)

The Wobble Dance

d)

The Savage Dance

e)

The Woah

6.

The Lakota Sioux nation included parts of which two US Geographic regions?

a)

Midwest and Pacific

b)

Northeast and Midwest

c)

Pacific and Midwest

d)

Midwest and Rocky Mountain

7.

This term refers to the process of forcing someone to give up their culture and adopt the traditions of another group

a)
Cultural assimilation
b)
Cultural appropriation
c)
Cultural exchange
d)
Cultural integration
8.

This is a weather map from Saturday, January 10th. According to the map, ___________ currently is experiencing the coldest temperature in the United States.

a)

Arizona

b)

North Dakota

c)

Colorado

d)

Utah

e)

Wyoming

9.

This is a weather map for Saturday, January 10th, 2026. According to this map, two towns in Rockingham County are expected to experience heavy rainfall. The path these storms will take is marked with a green dot and a lightning bolt. Which two towns are expected to receive heavy rain?

a)

Elkton

b)

McGaheysville

c)

Grottoes

d)

Keezletown

e)

Massanutten

10.

Storms that will produce heavy rain are marked with a lightning bolt and a raindrop inside a green dot. The path each storm will take is represented by a green cone (starting with the dot traveling toward the larger end of the green triangle. The storm expected to hit Grottoes will travel from _______ to ________.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

West to East

d)

South to North

e)

East to North