WorksheetsClosing Check: Red Cloud's speech after Wounded Knee
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who was Red Cloud?
An important leader of the Oglala Lakota
A U.S. Army general
A famous cowboy
A government official
What did Red Cloud argue about those involved in the Ghost Dance movement?
They were not proponents of violence
They wanted war
They were government officials
They signed treaties
What did Red Cloud hope for his people’s future?
To be as independent as whites and have a voice in the Government
To move to another country
To become government officials
To stop farming
Why did Red Cloud say the game on which they lived was disappearing?
Whites were closing around them
The government took all the animals
The land was flooded
The game migrated to other states
Why did the rations begin to be reduced according to the text?
They said the people were lazy
There was a drought
The government was generous
The ponies were returned
What were the ponies supposed to be replaced with?
Oxen and large horses
Cows and sheep
Dogs and cats
Buffalo and deer
How did the people feel about the census men’s report?
Mocked in their misery
Happy and satisfied
Excited for change
Thankful for help
According to the speech, what did the starving Indian children experience?
Joy and laughter
Trembling and weakness
Strength and energy
Curiosity and playfulness
What does Red Cloud say about the hope of the starving Indians?
They had plenty of hope
There was no hope on earth
Hope was growing
Hope was found in the soldiers
What did the Native Americans hope to do when the soldiers came?
Attack the soldiers
Tell them their suffering and get help
Hide from the soldiers
Trade with the soldiers
