Native American Flashcards
culture and ethic
3 ways a native is identified
natives American, American Indian, and indigenous
why has the Native American population declined from 1500-1900?
Disease, forced labor, massacre, and relocation.
Current population of natives in US?
less than 3%
Forgotten minority reference ?
Native Americans are studied as people of the past
Railroad target across the plains
buffalo
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe
What did Pocahontas change her name too ?
Rebecca
Why is Pocahontas a “noble savage” ?
Show Indian support of colonization
What was the thanksgiving celebration of ?
celebrate the harvest
What role did Squanto play in the first thanksgiving ?
Spoke English and taught settlers to grow corn and catch fish.
Who is Metacom and what did the English call him?
leader of indigenous people and named king Philip
What caused king Phillips war ?
He forged military Alicante and led attack in sawansey, both sides raided villages with hundreds being killed.
what role did Sacagawea play in the Lewis and Clark expedition ?
Served as interpreter
Who is responsible for developing the Cherokee language into written form ?
Sequoyah
In what ways did the Cherokee try to assimilate ?
Took up Christianity, replaced housing, and purchased slaves
What president passed the Indian removal act of 1830?
Andrew Jackson
The five tribes forced to relocate during trail of treaties?
Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, creek, and Seminole
how many Cherokee died during migration ?
1/3
What current state did Native American from the eats relocate to ?
Oklahoma
What was the outcome of the battle of the Little Bighorn?
Great victory for Indians but nation shocked and wanted revenge
Another name for the battle of the Little Bighorn ?
Custer’s last stand
What were the natives doing that triggered the wounded knee massacre?
doing the ghost dance they thought was a threat
Who initiated the ghost dance in 1888?
Sioux
Biggest victory of the Indians of the plains ?
Battle of the Little Bighorn
