Turning Points
Famous Names
Policies
Outside the Continent
Modern Issues
100
The encroachment of white settlers into the Great Plains disrupted the migration patterns of what animal?
Buffalo
100
The leader of Hawaii prior to its annexation by the United States in 1898.
Queen Lili'uokalani (Queen Lil)
100
The policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
100
After the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor, the U.S. public demanded war against THIS country:
Spain
100
About 1/4 of indigenous people today still live on THESE today, where they were forced during the 1800s and 1900s to clear land away for white settlers.
Reservations
200
What battle resulted in a clear victory for the Cheyenne and Sioux tribes over the U.S. army?
Battle of Little Bighorn
200
Leader of U.S. forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
General Custer
200
What policy does this image reflect?
Manifest Destiny
200
Plantations in Hawaii produced THIS valuable crop:
SUGAR
200
Because it is central to tying people together and maintaining positivity and hope, basketball is referred to as the "[WHAT]" for indigenous communities in Montana?
Oxygen
300
Helen Hunt Jackson's publication of THIS forced the U.S. government and American people to re-evaluate their treatment of indigenous peoples.
A Century of Dishonor
300
This man described horrific experiences in the boarding school that he attended.
Dennis Banks
300
The purpose of this policy was to allocate small plots of land to families of indigenous people by breaking up larger reservations.
Dawes Act of 1887
300
Upon her death, what did Queen Lili'uokalani decide to do?
Donate her money to Hawaiian children
300
Biden appointed THIS PERSON, of Pueblo descent, to the position of Secretary of the Interior in his cabinet.
Deb Haaland
400
This event led to the government "ending" Reconstruction and turning its attention Westward.
Corrupt Bargain of 1877, Compromise of 1877, Election of Hayes
400
The leader of the Nez Perce that resisted efforts to take his people's land:
Chief Joseph
400
The effort to incorporate indigenous people into mainstream American cultural practices.
Assimilation
400
When we compare/contrast the credibility of two sources like the New York Journal and the New York Times, it can shed light on the truth. What is this historical thinking skill called?
Corroboration
400
During the 2021 Inaugural Address, J. Lo. performed THIS SONG, which left many indigenous people reflecting on its irony and asking the question: "did you really have to sing that song?"
"This Land is Your Land."
500
The misinterpretation of THIS led to a massacre of indigenous people by the U.S. army at Wounded Knee.
Ghost Dance
500
The woman who attempted to negotiate with the Nez Perce.
Alice Fletcher
500
The belief that some people are inherently superior to other people for biological reasons.
Social Darwinism
500
Arguably THE most famous Hawaiian song...composed by Queen Lili'uokalani.
Aloha OE
500
An event usually celebrated each year for THIS GROUP of Elite U.S. Marine during WWII was celebrated online instead due to concerns over Covid-19.
Navajo Code Talkers.