Chapter 25 Part 1 Edition 17

What can be inferred about Sioux battle culture by looking at the image? a. The Sioux scalped their victims. b. The Sioux used war paint to intimidate the enemy. c. Women fought alongside men.

The Sioux used war paint to intimidate the enemy.

All of the following is true about the Battle of Little Bighorn except: a. The advantage gained by Native Americans after the battle did not last long. b. A combined force of 2,500 Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians faced off against U.S. soldiers. c. More than 250 U.S. soldiers were killed. d. The battle marks Colonel George Custer's last victory against Native Americans. e. It was also know as "Custer's Last Stand."

The battle marks Colonel George Custer's last victory against Native Americans.

Besides the conflict referenced here by Chief Joseph, which of the following other factors was most directly damaging to Native Americans' way of life? a. The significant decline in the number of American bison. b. The slow growth of the migrant population. c. U.S. military enforcement of treaties. d. The rise of boomtowns in the West.

The significant decline in the number of American bison.

In 1887, the Dawes Severalty Act was passed to a. compensate Native Americans for prior illegal land contracts. b. move Native Americans onto western reservations. c. help Native Americans retain their cultures. d. extend constitutional protections to Native American males. e. force Native Americans to adopt Western culture and farming practices.

force Native Americans to adopt Western culture and farming practices.

Battle of Wounded Knee (Identify the historical significance) a. A battle between the U.S Army and Dakota Sioux, in which two hundred Native Americans and twenty-nine U.S. Soldiers died. b. Tensions erupted violently over two major issues, one of which was the dispute over whether Sioux reservation land would be broken up because of the Dawes Act.. c. Tensions erupted violently over two major issues, one of which was the Sioux practice of the "Ghost Dance," which the U.S. government had outlawed. d. All choices are correct.

All choices are correct.

Chief Joseph (Identify the historical significance) a. Leader of a band of Nez Perce Indians in northeastern Oregon who fled from U.S. authorities in 1877 when and attempt was made to herd them onto a reservation. b. Failed in an attempt to lead his people safety in Canada. c. Surrendered some seven hundred Indians after as seventeen-hundred mile, three-month trek accross the Continental Divide toward Canada. d. All choices are correct.

All choices are correct.

Sand Creek Massacre (Identify the historical significance) a. Over 100 women and children were killed in the massacre. b. Initially hailed as a military triumph, it was later found that Chivington's men had attacked the villiage without provocation. c. All choices are correct.

All choices are correct.

Which of the following was a cause of the Battle of Wounded Knee? a. The U.S. government was breaking up Cheyenne land. b. The Sioux refused to give up their practice of the "Ghost Dance." c. Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho formed an alliance. d. The Arapaho were forced on to a reservation. e. The book A Century of Dishonor inspired sympathy for Native Americans.

The Sioux refused to give up their practice of the "Ghost Dance."

Battle of Little Big Horn (Identify the historical significance) a. The battle came as a result as the U.S. government tried to compel Native Americans to remain on the reservations and Native Americans tried to defend terrritory from white oil seekers. b. Also known as "Custer's Last Stand," in two days, June 25 and 26, 1876, the combined forces of 2500 Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians defeated and killed more than 250 U.S. soldiers, including Colonel George Custer. c. Also known as "Custer's Last Stand," in two days, June 25 and 26, 1876, the combined forces of 2500 Apache, Cheorokee, and Navajo Indians defeated and killed more than 250 U.S. soldiers, including Colonel George Custer. d. Also known as "Custer's Last Stand," in two days, June 15 and 16, 1976, the combined forces of 2500 Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians defeated and killed more than 250 U.S. soldiers, including Colonel George Custer.

Also known as "Custer's Last Stand," in two days, JUNE 25 AND 26, the combined forces of 2500 Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians defeated and killed more than 250 U.S. soldiers, including Colonel George Custer.

Dawes Severalty Act (Identify the historical significance) a. An act that broke up Indian reservations and distributed land to individual households. Leftover land was sold for money to fund U.S. government efforts to "educate" Native Americans. b. An act that broke up Indian reservations and distributed land to white settlers from the east. Leftover land was sold for money to fund U.S. government efforts to "imprison" Native Americans. c. An act that broke up Indian reservations and distributed land to individual households. Leftover land was sold for money to fund U.S. government efforts to "civilize" Native Americans. d. An act that broke up Indian reservations and distributed land to the railroad industry. Leftover land was sold for money to fund U.S. government efforts to "civilize" Native Americans.

An act that broke up Indian reservations and distributed land to individual households. Leftover land was sold for money to fund U.S. government efforts to "civilize" Native Americans

Sitting Bull (Identify the historical significance) a. Chief of the Nez Perce Indians who had led his people to safe refuge north of the Canadian border after the Battle of Little Big Horn. b. Chief of the Sioux Indians who had surrendered his people to the U.S. Army after the Battle of Little Big Horn. c. Chief of the Apache Indians who had led his people to safe refuge north of the Canadian border after the Battle of Little Big Horn. d. Chief of the Sioux Indians who had led his people to safe refuge north of the Canadian border after the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Chief of the Sioux Indians who had led his people to safe refuge north of the Canadian border after the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Which of the following was the most significant source of the conflict described in this excerpt? a. Nativism. b. Competition for land and resources. c. The rise of segregation. d. The growth of industry.

Competition for land and resources.

What does this image suggest about who won the battle? a. The battle was a draw. b. The U.S. Cavalry won a decisive victory against the odds. c. The Sioux decimated U.S. forces.

The Sioux decimated U.S. forces.

Peace Policy (Identify the historical significance) a. The policy failed and was terminated in 1891. b. Refers to President Ulysses Grant's failed attempt in 1868 to end the Plains Indian Wars by enlisting Christian missionaries to supervise Indian reservations. c. Refers to President Ulysses Grant's successful attempt in 1868 to end the Plains Indian Wars by enlisting Christian missionaries to supervise Indian reservations. d. None of the choices are correct.

Refers to President Ulysses Grant's failed attempt in 1868 to end the Plains Indian Wars by enlisting Christian missionaries to supervise Indian reservations.

What ended the reservation system? a. The alliance of several Native American groups. b. The war between the Sioux and the U.S. Army. c. The Battle of Little Bighorn. d. The Battle of Wounded Knee. e. The Dawes Severalty Act.

The Dawes Severalty Act.

Red Cloud (Identify the historical significance) a. The Cherokee Indians famed strategist responsible for the ambush of Captain William Fetterman's command of eighty-one soldiers and civilians in the Battle of Wounded Knee. b. The Lakota Indians famed strategist responsible for the ambush of Colonel George Custer's command of eighty-one soldiers and civilians in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains. c. The Lakota Indians famed strategist responsible for the ambush of Captain William Fetterman's command of eighty-one soldiers and civilians in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains. d. The Cherokee Indians famed strategist responsible for the ambush of Captain William Fetterman's command of eighty-one soldiers and civilians in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains.

The Lakota Indians famed strategist responsible for the ambush of Captain William Fetterman's command of eighty-one soldiers and civilians in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains.

What is a reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from the image about the military strategy employed by the Sioux? a. The Sioux counted on the element of surprise. b. The U.S. forces were outnumbered by the Sioux. c. The Sioux used the terrain to their advantage.

The Sioux counted on the element of surprise.

Reservation System (Identify the historical significance) a. The system that allotted land with designated boundaries to Native American tribes in the West, beginning in the 1850's and ending with the Dawes Severalty Act in 1887. b. Land on these reservations was individually owned. c. The system that allotted land with designated boundaries to Native American tribes in the West, beginning in the 1850's and ending with the Indian Reorganization Act in 1934. d. The United States government was always kind and understanding to those Native Americans who did not comply.

The system that allotted land with designated boundaries to Native American tribes in the West, beginning in the 1850's and ending with the Dawes Severalty Act in 1887.

What did the events that took place between Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce and the federal government illustrate about U.S. - Native American relations in the late nineteenth century? a. The government became more active in protecting traditional Native American lands. b. Native Americans became more willing to accept the reservtion system. c. Native Americans were willing to abandon traditional practices for sedentary agriculture. d. Violent conflicts continued to be waged between the Native Americans and the government. e. New farming innovations decreased the need for encroachment onto Native American lands.

Violent conflicts continued to be waged between the Native Americans and the government.

Frederick Jackson Turner (Identify the historical significance) a. With the "closing" of the frontier, he was inspired to write one of the most influential essays ever written about American history, The Signigficance of the Frontier in American History. His essay was also referred to as his "Frontier Thesis." b. All choices are correct. c. New historians emphasize that European and American settlers tamed the West, and did not "conquer" it through suppressing the people who had preceeded them in the region. This is in agreement with Turner's essay. d. As the frontier era recedes ever further into the past, scholars are even more persuaded that Turner's essay adequately explains the national character.

With the "closing" of the frontier, he was inspired to write one of the most influential essays ever written about American history, The Signigficance of the Frontier in American History. His essay was also referred to as his "Frontier Thesis."

Ultimately, the United States would not take the advice of Chief Joseph, but instead would a. work to enforce existing treaties with the Native Americans. b. work to encourage Indian cultural autonomy. c. confine American Indians to reservations and promoting assimilation. d. use government subsidies to support Indian development of the West.

confine American Indians to reservations and promoting assimilation.