Westward
Nez Perce
Vocab
Knowledge
Extra Knowledge
100

Who were the two men who ventured Westward?

Lewis and Clark

100

What is the real name of the Nez Perce tribe?

Ne-me-poo or Nimipuu

100

Land set aside by the government for Native American tribes to live on.

Reservation

100

The sentence in a paragraph that let's the reader know what they will be reading about

Topic statement

100

What is the name of the tribe we are studying?

Nez Perce

200

What was a main attraction that led white settlers to move west?

Gold rush

200

What four states occupied the Nez Perce tribe?

Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

200

to keep something going or to support it.

sustain

200

When taking evidence from an article or book, what must you do?

Put quotations around it.

200

The Nez Perce were skilled at making this type of watercraft to travel rivers.

Canoes

300

What is a name of a river we read about in "How Beaver Stole Fire From the Pines?

Grande Ronde River 

or

Snake River

300

What is the name of the Nez Perce original homeland?

Wallowa Valley

300

stories, history, or knowledge passed down by word of mouth.

Oral traditions

300

After you gather evidence, what is the next step while writing?

Elaboration

300

Their homes were often cone-shaped shelters made of poles and animal skins

Tipis

400

What river did many white settlers cross in order to expand America into the West?

Mississippi River

400

Oral traditions were passed down from generation to generation for what reason?

Educate children

Fun

Learn about your homeland

Learn about natural resources

400

a formal agreement between groups or countries

Treaty

400

After I read an entire article, I _______ the story in one to two sentences focusing on the big ideas/main ideas.

Summarize

400

The tribe traveled with their horses across this large mountain range

Rocky Mountains

500

Being out in the West, what fish did the Nez Perce rely on the most? It was their favorite.

Salmon

500

The Chief of the Nez Perce tribe was called Chief _____

Chief Joseph

500

the beliefs, traditions, art, and way of life of a group of people.

Culture

500

What does speaking collaboratively look and sound like?

Looking at the speaker, one person speaks at a time, waiting your turn.

500

The Nez Perce War began in this year.

1877