Vocabulary
The U.S government wanted tribe to ___________ their land so settlers could come.
cede or ratigy
cede
Nez Perce leader who accompanied his people on their flight from Oregon to Montana.
Chief Charlot Chief Joseph Chief Dull Knife
Chief Red Cloud Chief Plenty Coups
Chief Joseph
Even before settlers moved west, the U.S. government needed treaties with Indians to ______
The U.S government needed permission from the Indians to build transportation routes across their lands.
Why did Chief Joseph flee with his Nez Perce band toward Canada?
He believed Indians were free and should not live on reservations.
What Civil War strategy did the U.S Army use on the Plains Indians? Hint: Sherman's March to the Sea
To destroy the Indian's resources and villages
reservations or emigrants
Emigrants
Crow leader who believed that helping the U.S. government would ensure his tribe's survival
Chief Charlot Chief Joseph Chief Dull Knife
Chief Red Cloud Chief Plenty Coups
Chief Plenty Coups
By negotiating treaties with the Indians, the U.S. government
The U.S. government recognized that Indian nations were separate, sovereign nations.
To the Northern Cheyenne, the engagement is known as the "Battle Where the Girl Saved Her Brother,"( Battle of the Rosebud) honoring this woman who rescued her brother, Comes in Sight.
Buffalo Calf Robe Woman
In addition to conflicts with the white settlers and miners, Plain's Indians cultures were greatly affected by ___________________
The near extinction of the bison.
Although the Plains Indians gave up much of their land, they kept some of it for ____________.
Reservations or Homesteads
Reservations
Salish leader who fought to keep the Bitterroot for his people.
Chief Charlot Chief Joseph Chief Dull Knife
Chief Red Cloud Chief Plenty Coups
Chief Charlot
The ultimate goal of the U.S. government in negotiating treaties included _______________. Hint: There are three possible answers.
1. Building railroads and roads through tribal lands
2. Getting Indians to settle in villages and farms.
3. Acquiring land for settlers.
The Lakota and Northern Cheyenne refer to this 1876 battle not by the name of a river, but as the Battle of the Greasy Grass.
Battle of the Little Bighorn?
This Lakota Chief resisted the reservation system for years, eventially fleeing to Canada before joining Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Sitting Bull
Indians are the only ethnic group to be _____________ nations within the U.S.
Emigrants or Sovereign
Sovereign
Lakota leader who fought to prevent the illegal use of the Bozeman trail by settlers.
Chief Charlot Chief Joseph Chief Dull Knife
Chief Red Cloud Chief Plenty Coups
Chief Red Cloud
Name one of the three goals of the tribes during treaty negotiations.
1. To maintain traditional lifestyles
2. Preserve their territory and power
3. Have protection from settlers
Why did Lakota Chief Red Cloud and his warriors attack forts along the Bozeman trail?
The U.S. Army was not protecting Indian hunting grounds from the miners and settlers.
At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the only member of Custer's immediate command to be found alive was this horse, who became a symbol of the 7th Cavalry.
Comanche
The United States Congress had to __________ treaties before they were implemented.
Ratify or Cede
Ratify
Northern Cheyenne leader who led his people in an escape from Oklahoma.
Chief Charlot Chief Joseph Chief Dull Knife
Chief Red Cloud Chief Plenty Coups
Chief Dull Knife
The 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty took land from the Crow Tribe and gave it to which tribe ( the Crow tribe's ancestral enemies)
Siouzx
Why is the Massacre on the Marias particulary dishonarable?
The U.S. Army attacked the wrong Blackfeet camp, killing mostly women and children.
This Lakota Sioux Chief helped to lead 1,500 warriors to victory at the Battle of the Rosebud, stopping General Crook’s advance just days before the Little Bighorn.
Crazy Horse