What were 3 of the most common diseases from the Europeans that infected the native people?
measles, influenza, smallpox
100
How many Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed from Georgia to Oklahoma from 1838-1839?
16,000
100
Name three jobs of various Indian tribes (what did they do in order to live?)
Farming, fishing, or buffalo hunting.
100
Who won the Battle of Little Bighorn?
The Indians (Lakota and Cheyenne tribes).
200
True or false:
The death rate of American Indians after Europeans came to the New World was even higher than the death rate during the Black Death in Europe.
True!
200
Describe the journey of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma. What was it like for them?
Long, strenuous. Many died because of the bad weather, inadequate food, exhaustion, or contaminated water.
200
What did the buffalo provide for Plains Indians?
food, clothes, tools, shelter (teepee covers)
200
Why was the Battle of Little Bighorn a surprise? Be specific.
Because General Custer did not expect the Indians to have more troops than he did, and he did not expect them to have good weapons.
200
How did the Europeans destroy the Indians basis of existence?
By kicking them off of their land, giving them diseases, taking away their buffalo (jobs), and fighting battles where they killed many.
300
What happened to the Indians when European settlers came to the coastal areas?
The Indian tribes were forced to move westward
300
What was the Indian Removal Act?
A law passed in 1830 by the US Government to remove Indians from places needed by whites
300
What happened in the 1800s that reduced the number of buffalo (almost to extinction)?
Americans expanded into the west with railroads; they brought whites into the areas where the Indians used to hunt. Also, some white hunters would kill buffalo just for fun (it was easy with shotguns).
300
What are the 2 names for an event on December 29, 1890 where US troops put an end to the religious movement/Ghost Dance of the Lakota Indians?
Why did the US Government force Indian children to go to boarding schools?
In order to make them forget their own culture and learn how to be Christians and "civilized"
400
How does the Native American culture/history resemble the Sami culture/history in Norway?
Both were persecuted
Both had ancient customs and traditions the white people did not understand
Both were kicked out of their land
500
Why would the US Army call an event the "Battle of Wounded Knee" while the American Indians call it the "Wounded Knee Massacre"?
History is recorded based on how people feel about it. The Indians saw this as a very sad and tragic event--they call it a massacre to emphasize that many, many people died.
The US Army sees it as just another war they won; they call it a battle.