2. The lack of unity and its impact

Question 1

Rivalries between tribes meant

Answer 1

NA unable to present a united front against government

Question 2

during Plains Wars

Answer 2

Many tribes fought against government

tribes also fought against each other

Question 3

Tribes often willing to provide US forces with

Answer 3

guides who knew the land and aid the government in their pursuit of other tribes

Question 4

what added to their difficulty in stopping the theft of lands

Answer 4

Rivalry between tribes continued on reservations

Question 5

why did many tribal leaders make treaties with Us gov

Answer 5

aware they could not resist the superior forces of US government

Question 6

First attempt to resist assimilation

Answer 6

resistance to the amendment (Curtis Act 1898) to the Dawes Act 1887 by the Five Civilised Tribes although action ended in failure