Primary and Secondary Sources
This type of source includes letters written by soldiers during World War II.
Primary source
This young Lakota boy is the main character of the story who goes on a road trip with his grandfather
Jimmy McClean
This law, signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, allowed the U.S. government to force Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
These schools were built to force Indigenous children to forget their culture and speak English instead of their native languages.
Residential schools
What is Ms. Clarke's first name?
A textbook explaining the causes and effects of the American Revolution
Secondary source
Jimmy's grandfather takes him on a journey to follow the path of this historical Lakota warrior.
Crazy Horse
This group of Native Americans was forced to move from their ancestral lands in Georgia to Oklahoma in what became known as the Trail of Tears.
Cherokee
At residential schools, children were punished for doing this. This was mentioned in the book I am Not a Number.
Speaking their native language
What age is Ms. Clarke turning in three days?
Twenty-five
A diary written by a nurse during the 1918 flu pandemic
Primary source
This U.S. military leader was defeated by Crazy Horse at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
General Custer
The Trail of Tears was a long, forced journey that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Native Americans. They were relocated to this present-day state
Oklahoma
These groups ran the residential schools on behalf of the government, trying to teach Indigenous children European ways of life.
Churches
What European form of longsword is Ms. Clarke learning to fence in?
German
An article analyzing Shakespeare's use of metaphors in Macbeth
Secondary source
Jimmy struggles with his identity because he looks more like this side of his family, even though he is proud to be Lakota.
His white heritage.
This U.S. president is most closely associated with the passage of the Indian Removal Act and the forced relocation of Native Americans.
Andrew Jackson
Many children were forced to leave their families and go to these schools.
Boarding schools
What is Ms. Clarke's favorite color?
Green
A dream someone had about an event before it happened
Believe it or not, primary source
In In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse, this significant event in American history, where the Lakota fought against U.S. soldiers, is a central moment in Crazy Horse's story and is explored during Jimmy's journey.
Battle of the Little Bighorn
This term refers to the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans, specifically the Cherokee, along a path that became known for its harsh conditions and high death toll.
Trail of Tears
The goal of residential schools was to do this to Indigenous culture and traditions.
Erase or destroy
Does Ms. Clarke need glasses?
Technically no, she wears blue light glasses at school because she stares at screens a lot.