The Plains Indians: their beliefs and way of life
Which of these is the best description of the Great Plains?
a) Thick Woodland
b) A Mountain Range
c) A Large Grassland
d) A Wide Desert
D) A Wide Desert
Which of these is the correct definition for migration?
1) It is when a person loses their job and lives in poverty.
2) It is when a person is forced to join the army.
3)It is when a person moves from one area to live somewhere else.
4) It is when a person is unhappy with the government and protests.
It is when a person moves from one area to live somewhere else.
Which of the following is the best description of the Indian Appropriations Act (1851)? Tick (ü) the correct statement?
A law which set up the Permanent Indian Frontier to stop Plains Indians and white settlers from mixing.
A law which banned the Plains Indians from hunting for food, and forced them to buy food from white settlers.
A law which gave the government money to move the Plains Indians in the Indian Territory onto reservations.
A law which banned white settlers from moving onto the Great Plains and taking land.
3. A law which gave the government money to move the Plains Indians in the Indian Territory onto reservations.
Which of these is the best description of the Pacific Railroad Act?
1) A law which banned private companies from building railroads.
2) A law which started the construction of a train route between the east and west of the USA.
3) A law which built a stronger rail system to connect the northern states to the southern states.
4) A law which guaranteed the rights of Native Americans who were affected by railroad construction.
2) A law which started the construction of a train route between the east and west of the USA.
Routes used for driving cattle to towns were known as?
Cattle trails
True or False?
Plains Indians belonged to different tribes and each tribe was divided into bands.
True
Name 1 push factor encouraging white settlers to migrate across the plains.
Many banks in the East had collapsed.
In some eastern states, there was 25% unemployment.
Some religious groups like the Mormons were facing persecution.
Many workers lived in unhealthy conditions in cities.
What were two ways that the first Fort Laramie Treaty weakened the position of the Plains Indians in the Indian Territory?
It agreed that migrants could freely cross the Permanent Indian Frontier.
The Plains Indians had to follow US government requirements to get the annuities of food and supplies.
Not all Plains Indians understood or accepted the terms but the US government saw any actions against the treaty as breaking the treaty.
Which two companies were chosen to build the First Transcontinental Railroad?
1) Union Pacific.
2) Northern Rail.
3) Transcontinental Rail.
4) Central Pacific.
5) Washington Union.
1) Union Pacific
4) Central Pacific
True or False?
Before the Civil War, cowboys transported the cattle by train.
False
What was the name of a chief who advised the tribal council on important decisions?
Spiritual Chief
What are the names of the two mountain ranges that people crossed when migrating to California or Oregon on the west coast?
The Rockies and the Sierra Nevada.
Which of the following is the best description of the first Fort Laramie Treaty (1851)? Tick (ü) the correct statement?
1) An agreement between the US government and Plains Indians which was made to reduce tensions between Plains Indians and migrants.
2) An agreement which set up the first reservations for Plains Indians.
3) An agreement for Plains Indian warriors to join the US army.
4) An agreement to move the Permanent Indian Frontier.
1) An agreement between the US government and Plains Indians which was made to reduce tensions between Plains Indians and migrants.
Which three statements are people who could file a claim under the Homestead Act (1862)?
1) A married woman aged over 21
2) A husband with a family
3) A soldier aged 18
4) A single woman aged over 21
5) A Native American
2) A husband with a family
3) A soldier aged 18
4) A single woman aged over 21
What was a cattle baron?
A wealthy landowner who controlled a large share of the cattle industry and owned huge areas of land.
A type of fighting where warriors tried to touch an opponent and then escape.
Counting coup.
Are the statements below all True or all False?
The US government encouraged settlers to move to Oregon.
In 1841, an expedition mapped the Oregon Trail to help migrants.
The reports that the Oregon Trail was manageable were a pull factor to migrate to the West.
True
Which new territory to the south of the Indian Territory became part of the USA in 1845?
Texas
What was the main reason for the Timber Culture Act?
1) The government needed more timber for weapons.
2) The homestead claims were not big enough on the Great Plains.
3) Planting more trees would make it rain more on the Great Plains.
4) To give more land to the Plains Indians.
2) The homestead claims were not big enough on the Great Plains.
What happened to the number of cattle in the West in the years c1862–c1876?
(Increase/Decrease and number of cattle)
The number of cattle increased significantly. In c.1862 there were fewer than 200,000 cattle and by the late 1870s there were over 4 million.
The Plains Indians did not believe that someone could own land.
Give one reason why it led to tension with the white settlers.
The settlers claimed land, including territory that the Plains Indians relied on.
The white settlers believed that they now owned the land, but the Plains Indians did not accept this way of thinking.
What was the main push factor that led to the Mormons migrating west?
Religious persecution – many Christian groups did not approve of Mormon teachings like polygamy.
As well as Oregon, which other new US territory was established in the 1840s on the west coast of the USA?
California
In 1873, Mennonite settlers from Russia brought a new type of grain with them, which grew well on the Kansas farmland. What was it called?
Turkey Red Wheat
How did John Iliff contribute to the growth of the cattle industry?
He demonstrated it was possible to raise cattle on the Great Plains, and this started a new phase in the cattle industry where other landowners established ranches on the Plains.