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Who was Sitting Bull?
Important Native American leader of the Sioux tribe, he was arrested and during the process he was accidentally killed.
A deaf Native American accidentally fired his gun during a struggle with an American soldier, Americans started firing on the Native Americans, this is known as a massacre.
What was the conflict at Wounded Knee?
A place where Native American leaders led their villages, to escape the reservations and the whites.
What were the Badlands?
What was the long term affect of assimilation?
The Native American culture was partially wiped out.
What tribe did Morgan Spurlock stay will for 30 days on the reservation?
The Navajo tribe.
Led his tribe to the Badlands, got sick with pneumonia, then he was shot and killed at the massacre at Wounded Knee.
Who was Bigfoot?
Native Americans are forced to live here, life here is rough, they were promised food and clothing but US officials didn't keep their promise. If they were caught off the reservation, they were considered hostile and killed.
What were reservations?
The location that the battle of Little Bighorn took place.
What is Little Bighorn River?
What were the 2 types of schools that Natives could send their children to?
The Carlisle Indian School or the school on the reservation.
Did the Native Americans believe in owning land?
No.
Leader of the 7th Calvary, started the battle at Little Big Horn, was given advice to wait for reinforcements, he didn't listen, which ended up in him getting massacred.
Who was George Custer?
George Custer led the 7th Calvary to the Black Hills to get Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, the Native Americans and Custer's men fight, the Natives win.
What was Little Big Horn?
A place where cattle used to roam free, farmers put up barbed wire fences which caused this thing to disappear.
What was the Open Range?
What was one of the main things the US did to assimilate Native American children?
Cut their hair.
What did Morgan bring the Navajo tribe as a gift?
A sheep.
A Lakota leader, that became in charge after Sitting Bull was killed, spoke very good English, was considered the spokesperson of the Lakota tribe.
Who was Red Cloud?
Native Americans lured US military into a deadly ambush, Native Americans win.
What was the Fetterman Massacre?
The Central Pacific and Union Pacific started building this, and would later meet in Utah. This thing made traveling from the East and West Coast easier.
What was the First Transcontinental Railroad?
Broke up reservation land into private allotments. Each Native American family would receive a plot of land, this was supposed to help Natives adapt to white culture.
What was the Dawes Act?
What did Native Americans do in the morning as tradition?
Run toward the Sun and praise the Sun.
I am a famous American explorer of the West, and I am a very religious man. Who am I?
Jedediah Smith
US military attacked Indians who didn't report to their military post, this massacre lasted more than 2 hours.
What was the conflict at Sand Creek?
The location of the Great Sioux reservation.
What are the Black Hills?
A place where Native Americans sent there children to learn the white culture.
What was the Carlisle Indian Industrial School?
Do reservations still exist today?
Yes.