American west Plains Indians and their wars

Question 1

Name three of the most common Indian tribe

Answer 1

Sioux
Cheyenne
Blackfoot

Question 2

Name one of the most important things to the native american society

Answer 2

The buffalo

Question 3

What type of people where the Native Americans

Answer 3

Nomadic

Question 4

Name the ways in which the Native Americans used the Buffalo

Answer 4

Meat for food 
Skins for clothing,shoes,tents 
Sinews for thread,ropes,bowstrings 
Bones for tools 
Dung for fuel

Question 5

What affect did horses have towards the Native Americans

Answer 5

Allowed for more efficient travel and hunting

Allowed for a different kind of warfare (counting coup)

Question 6

Name some of the main lifestyles of the Native Americans

Answer 6

Land was never owned by the tribe members
Men where commonly warriors
Indians didn’t commonly fight each other but when they did they either stole the others horse or counted coup

Question 7

What role did women play in Native American society

Answer 7

Finding food for the horses 
Tanning buffalo hide 
Make Tipis 
Pounding meat into dried long lasting food 
Making the finished goods

Question 8

What was most important about the Native Americans religion

Answer 8

The god was called Wakan Tonka they thought that Wakan Tonka was the earth therefore farming was uncommon for them and they only used wood from fallen trees

Question 9

What lead to a lack of knowledge about the Native Americans

Answer 9

Due to the fact they used little wood they didn’t produce books therefore creating an oral history

Question 10

Name the importance of the Native American medicine man

Answer 10

The medicine man was involved in rituals and visions and the supernatural such as spirits

Question 11

When was the little crows war describe what happened

Answer 11

1862
In 1862 the forcing of the native Americans onto reservations began and the first year of crops failed and the compensation promised by the US government containing food never arrived this lead to little crow and a band of 307 men to revolt to attack a group of white trader and settlers. Twenty men where killed and 10 women and children the food and other provisions where taken then they later attack a party of solders theses attack for several months until several hundred Sioux where killed due to lack of resources and red cloud was shot

Question 12

When was the Cheyenne uprising and describe what happened

Answer 12

1863-1864
The leader of the Cheyenne black kettle who was a peaceful man and agreed under the terms of the fort Laramie treaty then moved onto the settlement sand creek reservation in Colorado. The land on the reservation was dry and infertile this made it impossible for the native Americans to grow crops but then in 1863 they where facing starvation so began raids on wagon trains to get food they never attacked anyone just stole the food but later they where attacked and slaughtered even after they surrendered Chivington where still slaughtered he later left the army

Question 13

When was read clouds war and describe what happened

Answer 13

1867
When migration began in large numbers to mine in the black hills the Sioux attacked the travelers on the Bozeman trail later the Sioux ambushed the army under the leadership of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse who ambushed them at the fort and this lead to the retreat of the US army

Question 14

When was the winter Campaign and describe what happened

Answer 14

1868
The winter campaign took place in the winter due to the fact the native Americans never attacked during this period of time therefore the US government attacked black kettle and the Cheyenne the white flag was also flown but the native Americans where still slaughtered.

Question 15

When was the Battle of the little bighorn describe what happened

Answer 15

1876
This was the greatest victory for the native American army due to the fact that the mass army of the Sioux slaughtered the 9th cavalry and their leader general Custer but this was not the only battle there was one previous to this battle at rose bud creek where General crook fought the native Americans and retreated even though they only lost 84 men of their 1000 and this lead to the reduction of forces also the was a attack plan of three prongs all meeting in the middle but this lead to one being missing also Custer further split up the 9th cavalry to gain the glory and that the normal plan for the native Americans was to scatter but this also lead to defeat

Question 16

When was the battle of the wounded knee and describe what happened

Answer 16

This was the final battle defeat of the Sioux. Big foots band was destroyed by the army. Sioux where forced to live on the reservations this was mainly a slaughter of the final resistance after the ghost dance movement.