Native Americans struggle to survive

How was buffalo valuable to Native Americans? Choose all that apply

• They were helpful in battle

• people rode on them

• they used them for meat, tools, and thread

• Used them for food.

What was the Fort Laramie Treaty?

• A Treaty that Sitting Bull proposed to end the battle of Little Bighorn.

• Officials wanted nations to stop following the buffalo. In return the government would protect their land.

• A treaty stating their freedom

Who was Sitting Bull?

• A great Native American leader of the Sioux

• A person of Europe who moved into the Native Americans territory and helped with the battle of Little Bighorn

• A great Native American leader of the Potawatomi

What is a reservation?

• Land set aside for Native Americans to live on

• a cone shaped tent made of buffalo skins

• An item used for war

What did the Dawes Act do? (2 answers)

• Tried to make Native American children more like other Americans

• Gave Native Americans extra land for their tribes

• Tried to end Native Americans' wandering and turn them into farmers.

The Dawes Act was successful.

• True

• False

Who were the Nez Perces?

• A group that attacked a band of Cheyennes

• A nation that wanted to give up land around Pikes Peak

• A nation that lived in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

What was the Sand Creek Massacre?

• A name given for when the buffalo started to diminish

• Under orders to force Native Americans onto a reservation, Colonel George Armstrong Custer entered Little Bighorn and attacked a large band of Sioux and Cheyennes

• Colonel John Chivington and 700 volunteers attacked a band of Cheyennes at Sand Creek,

Fill in the blank to find the definition: Cone shaped tents made of buffalo skin. (all lowercase)

Fill in the blank: This poet wrote "A century of Dishonor" which recorded many treaties violated by the government. (all lowercase)