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WorksheetsNew Navajo Government Unit 2
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
The Chuska Navajos lived near the border and interacted with Americans and New Mexicans. What usually happened to them?
Fought with the New Mexicans.
Blamed fighting and raiding on other Navajos.
Created confusion.
Were usually the first to be attacked by the Americans and New Mexicans.
Who is Antonio Sandoval ?
Was a Spanish governor.
Was guide for the Americans.
Was Navajo Warrior.
Translator for the Mexicans and Americans
How did Norbona die after being accused by a New Mexican of stealing a horse?
By gunshot when he was accused of stealing a horse from a New Mexican.
In an ambush.
From old age.
Hit by a ram while herding sheep.
Who among the following was an Indian Agent?
Norbona
Henry Chee Dodge
Major Brooks
Zarcillos Largos
Who had a vision of darkness and death during a community meeting?
Barboncito
Manuelito
Ee' lichii'ii
Zarcillos Largos
Which government official wanted to open Navajo land for settlers because he believed there was gold and silver?
Colonel Washington
Kit Carsen
Major Brooks
General James Carleton
What does a Scorched Earth campaign mean?
Burning crops and orchards
Killing all livestock
Burning homes
All the above
Who believed that there could only be peace if the Navajo was moved to Fort Sumner?
Colonel Washington
Kit Carsen
Major Brooks
General James Carleton
Who said, “I will never leave my own country even if it means I will be killed” during a town meeting about evacuation?
Delgadito
Manuelito
Barboncito
Largos
By 1864, there were over ____________ Navajo prisoners at Hweeldi.
10,000
5,000
3,000
15,000
For Navajos, the Fort Sumner experience included all of the following except______.
People received rations.
Navajos were dying from hunger and sickness.
Water made the people sick.
Men could freely leave camp and hunt.
Raiders attacked and kidnapped children.
In 1868, Carleton’s reservation system was considered a
Failure.
Success.
Lie.
meaningful experience.
In 1868, employees told the CEO in Washington D.C. about their working conditions.
True
False
In 1868, who did the Navajos choose as their speaker for an important treaty discussion?
Manuelito
Delgadito
Barboncito
None of the Above
The Navajos lined up to walk back to their village. The line stretched _______ miles long.
5
50
20
10
What happened in the first decade after the Navajo returned home?
Navajos lived in peace.
Navajo land became contested grounds
All Navajos lived within the reservation.
The Federal Government honored every part of the treaty.
During the 1860s to 1880s, did tribes in the US face relocation, land loss, and attacks on their culture, language, and religion?
True
False
Traditionally, before the 19th century, Navajos lived in bands with a __________ as the political leader.
Chief
President
Chairman
Headman.
Leaders meet to discuss important matters. This is called a ______.
Naachid
Naat’aanii
Pow-wow
Ndaa’
The first Naat’aaniis were chosen by ________ to provide discipline and guidance.
First Man
First Woman
Diyin Dine’e
Council of people
During a meeting, Luna is being considered for peace Naat’aanii. A peace Naat’aanii knows the Blessingway Ceremony and (all are true except)
Is of excellent moral character
Has great oracle abilities
Chosen by a unanimous vote
Is required to have knowledge of carrying out raids.
How is the naat’aanii chosen during voting?
Casting a ballot on paper
Standing behind the candidate you are voting for.
The most and loudest claps.
Cheering the loudest for the person you are voting for.
What were Narbonaʼs responsibilities as a peace leader?
Economic development and family dispute arbitration
Sheep distribution and witchcraft issues
Ceremonial practices and witchcraft issues
None of the above
Community issues
Every 2 or 4 years, or in emergencies during odd years, the assembly of ______ leaders gathers to make important decisions.
6
12
8
Scarlett is a war leader, and is chosen to chair the assembly for an upcoming peace negotiation. Does he have the ability to be at the meeting?
Yes
No
After the Navajos returned to their homeland, which changes in the West affected them?
Land grants by executive order included Navajo land.
Cattle ranchers wanted access to Navajo land
Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887 opened up lands for development and to lease reservation lands for mineral exploration and development.
None of the above
Was oil seeps discovered by Mexicans in 1879?
True
False
During a San Juan city council meeting about new community leases, how did the council operate?
Rejected all leases.
Members were voted in by an all-male adult vote.
Approved one lease, but it was rejected by the Department of Interior.
Had a woman on the council.
Why was the Business Council created in 1923?
To approve mineral leases
There were 24 members.
The ultimate decision on leases belonged to the Business Council
Chee Dodge was appointed as chair.
Luna is studying a time when reservation lands were divided and given to tribe members, with the rest sold to settlers. Which act was this?
Dawes Act
Indian Removal Act
Indian Appropriations Act
Louisiana Purchase
After 1871, the President could add or remove land from reservations without Congress. Why was land added to the original treaty land?
More land was needed because of the increase in the number of sheep and livestock on the land.
More land was needed because the population of Navajos had increased.
After the Navajos were freed from Hweeldi, some families chose to return to their homeland outside the reservation.
True
False
What did the Indian Reorganization Act do?
Provided information about reservation conditions.
Stopped the sale of allotments.
Took away Navajo prosperity.
None of the above.
Emma sees that the Navajo have a strong bond with their sheep.
True
False
