Great Plains Indians
What animal did the Great Plains Indians rely on?
Buffalo
Before the introduction of guns, Indians hunted mainly with what weapons?
Spears, Bow and Arrow, Clubs, Knife
Having no permanent home
Nomad
Who nearly wiped out the entire buffalo population?
American settlers
What temporary shelter did Indians live in along the Great Plains
Teepees
What is the hole on the roof of a teepee for?
To let smoke from the fire out
What are the large grasslands in the middle of the United States known as?
Great Plains
Differing cultures between settlers and Indians eventually led to what? What was the outcome
War, Indians lost
What changed the Great Plain Indians way of hunting once they were introduced? (two things)
horses, guns
What form of transportation, that is carved out of trees, can be used in rivers and was utilized by Indians?
Canoes
This was an event that led many settlers to move out west in search of great wealth
Gold Rush
How did the US government want to "Americanize" Indians on the Great Plains?
Own land
Go to School
Speak English
Convert to Christianity
What country first introduced horses to the Americas?
Spain
What was the first form of transcontinental transportation in America?
Railroad, Train
Our food, language, clothing, customs, beliefs, and religion
Culture
Pioneers going west to find gold were also known as what? (Think Super Bowl)
49ers
What was a tribal name for the Great Plain Indians?
A. Inuit
B. Sioux
C. Iroquis
D. Cheyenne
B. Sioux
Indians used all of the buffalo for what?
Shelter, weapons, tools, bowls, clothing, jewelery
Indians were forced to live on a certain area of land known as
Reservations
How did both settlers and Native Americans feel about land?
Settlers- land = ownership = money
Native Americans- land = open for everyone, shouldn't be owned or changed