Vocabulary
The chance to own or use something, like land
What are property rights?
Lakota Chief who did not believe that anyone could sell land
Who is Crazy Horse?
The Battle of Little Bighorn was also known as
What is Custer's Last Stand?
What the United States government wanted to turn the Native Americans into
What is a farmer?
What is around 15,000?
When neither side fighting can achieve victory
What is a stalemate?
Led a survey group in the Black Hills where gold was found
Who is Colonel George Custer?
The Battle at Rosebud Creek ended with this
What is a stalemate?
Most of the remaining Native Americans were sent to reservations near this river by 1877
What is the Missouri River?
Approximate mile journey that the Nez Perce took to flee to Canada
What is 1,200 mile march?
To give up fighting
What is surrender?
Nez Perce chief who fought to keep their lands along the Wallawa River
Who is Chief Joseph?
The victorious side in the Battle of Little Bighorn
Who are the Native Americans?
The location of where the Nez Perce were sent after they surrendered
What are reservations near Kansas?
Approximate distance from the Canadian border when American soldiers caught up with the Nez Perce
What is about 40 miles?
Territories set aside just for Native Americans
What are reservations?
Comanche leader who did not want to live on reservations
Who is Ten Bears?
This was found in the Black Hills of the Dakota region
What is gold?
The reason many Native Americans lost most of the battles?
What is because they were outnumbered and had less advanced weapons?
Amount of money the United States government offered to pay the Lakota for the Black Hills
What is $6 million?
Native American gatherings held to keep their heritage alive
What are powwows?
Author of the book titled A Centry of Dishonor
Who is Helen Hunt Jackson?
The location that the Nez Perce Native Americans were trying to flee to
What is Canada?
How Native Americans began asking the government to honor the treaties in the 1900s
What are court cases?
About the number of men, women and children from the Nez Perce who began their journey to Canada
What is about 700?