Conflicts in the West
Name one war between Native Americans and the US Army.
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Famous Civil War general, known for his famous last stand.
Who is General Custer
Signed into law in 1862
What is the Homestead Act of 1862
Perhaps the most important thing to the survival of Native Americans on the Great Plains.
What is buffalo?
What was one of the Native American tribes of Mexico?
The Aztecs
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn
Lakota war chief that helped lead the Battle of Little Bighorn. He earned his name by showing bravery as a teenager.
Crazy Horse
What did the phrase, "kill the Indian to save the man" mean?
Take away Native culture so they can be modernized, adapt and survive in America.
Bonus: What were Native Americans expected to do? (Be specific)
Led to the rapid extermination of buffalo on the plains. Also connected Americans across the continent.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
This monument of former presidents was built in this state, named after one of the tribes that lived there.
South Dakota
The Battle of Little Bighorn is also known as...
Custer's Last Stand
He was a holy man of the Lakota and had a vision the upcoming Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who is Chief Sitting Bull
The year the Battle of Little Bighorn occurred
When is June 25th 1876?
Native tribe involved in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
The Lakota-Sioux
In 1803, the US bought this land from France which doubled the size of America.
The Louisiana Purchase.
Bonus: Which president bought the Louisiana Purchase
The Texas Rangers were created to fight against this tribe of the southern Plains, which were know for their warrior culture, mastery of the horse and expert archery.
The Comanche
He was a hero to the North and hated in the South for his "March to the Sea" during the Civil War. He was sent to the Sioux lands with Custer to protect settlers and fight rebel tribes.
Who is General Sherman
This was a boarding school for Native Americans, were they were forced to abandon their culture and heritage.
The Carlisle Industrial School
Native American tribes had many different religious beliefs and customs. However, most tribes believed in the ________, which was a life force or supreme being.
Great Spirit
The ancestral home of the Sioux (Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota). Gold was discovered here and led to a flood of settlers rushing into this area. The Crazy Horse Monument is pointing to these lands.
The Black Hills
This was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
Manifest Destiny
This chief has a monument being constructed of him near Mount Rushmore. If ever finished his monument will be the 2nd biggest statue in the world.
Crazy Horse
Native Americans were forced to _______, (take in or absorb) American culture and abandon their Native culture.
Assimilate
Granted 160 acres to any American or immigrating American if they promised to stay on the land and improve it for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862
The US set aside the land in the Black Hills for the Sioux Reservation. However, gold was discovered in the Black Hills and settlers moved in, breaking this treaty.
The Treaty of Fort Laramie