COMBAT
What is 3,000:600.
This term is when Indians are forced to become more like the "white man" by cutting their hair, changing their language, and changing their beliefs.
What is ASSIMILATION
This animal was the Native Americans main source of survival which provided food, weapons, clothing, tools, and fire starter.
This is the TOTAL AMOUNT of miles a typical rider would travel during one expedition.
What is 75-100 miles.
This is how often the horses were switched out on the Pony Express.
What is 10-15 miles.
This was the stubborn US general that died in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who is General George Custer.
This term means a person not having any parents that are living.
What is ORPHAN.
This animal was very important to the Native American way of life.
What is the BUFFALO.
This is the term representing the the riders as it pertains to their family status.
What is an ORPHAN.
This was the move that Buffalo Bill used to win a fight during his ride on the Pony Express.
What is a PUNCH-BREAKING THE MANS ARM.
What is a STRUGGLE FOR A GUN AND AN ACCIDENTAL SHOT FIRED.
This is a specific area of land set aside for Native Americans to live on.
What is a RESERVATION.
The finding of this mineral caused many treaties to be broken by white settlers.
What is GOLD.
This is the name of a famous rider known for his Wild West Show and for fighting against robbers at a pick up station.
What is BUFFALO BILL.
These are the TWO leading causes of the decline of Native American population.
What are DISEASE and WARFARE.
In the journal of Sarah Raymond, she describes a fight between two men, Hosstetter and Frasier, that ended in a murder of Frasier. What was the TRUE REASON Frasier grabbing something from inside the car.
What is TIGHTENING THE TIRE ON A WHEEL.
This was a new type of fencing that was made of twisted steel wires.
This is the name of the Nez Perce that is famous for saying, "My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Who is CHIEF JOSEPH.
This is how long the Pony Express lasted.
What is 18 months.
This area was known as a "treeless wasteland" and was flatlands that rise gradually from east to west.
What is THE GREAT PLAINS.
This is the Sioux leader that led the Battle at Little Bighorn for the Native Americans.
Who is SITTING BULL.
This dance was performed to bring back dead love ones and rid the US of the white man.
What is the GHOST DANCE.
This was the last Native American leader to surrender to the U.S. government.
Who is GERONIMO.
The creation of this is the reason for the downfall of the Pony Express.
What is the TRANSCONTINENTAL TELEGRAPH LINE.
This was a flexible "brick" made out of soil and thick grass.
What is SOD.