Native Americans - True or false?
Today, there are about 300 reservations in the US
True
Native Americans were granted the right to vote in 1924
False
Many Indians died of the disease chickenpox, which the settlers brought with them to the new world
False
One fourth of the Cherokee nation died on the Trail of Tears march to Oklahoma
False
The American military leader Custer died in the massacre at Wounded Knee
False
The Pueblo Indians of the southwest lived peacefully with the Spanish conquerors
False
When Columbus arrived in the new world, he found an empty wilderness
False
Early contact with white settlers also had advantages for the native populations, such as access to new technology and trade
True
The first settlers of the American continent crossed the Bering Strait between 20,000 and 35,000 years ago
True
The growth of the new American nation was at the expense of the tribal nations
True
There are more than 500 recognized tribes in the US today
True
Traces of the Anazazi civilization can still be found today
True
