Native American Flashcards

culture and ethic

1
Q

3 ways a native is identified

A

natives American, American Indian, and indigenous

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2
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why has the Native American population declined from 1500-1900?

A

Disease, forced labor, massacre, and relocation.

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3
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Current population of natives in US?

A

less than 3%

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4
Q

Forgotten minority reference ?

A

Native Americans are studied as people of the past

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5
Q

Railroad target across the plains

A

buffalo

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6
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Who did Pocahontas marry?

A

John Rolfe

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7
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What did Pocahontas change her name too ?

A

Rebecca

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8
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Why is Pocahontas a “noble savage” ?

A

Show Indian support of colonization

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9
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What was the thanksgiving celebration of ?

A

celebrate the harvest

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10
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What role did Squanto play in the first thanksgiving ?

A

Spoke English and taught settlers to grow corn and catch fish.

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11
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Who is Metacom and what did the English call him?

A

leader of indigenous people and named king Philip

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12
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What caused king Phillips war ?

A

He forged military Alicante and led attack in sawansey, both sides raided villages with hundreds being killed.

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13
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what role did Sacagawea play in the Lewis and Clark expedition ?

A

Served as interpreter

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14
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Who is responsible for developing the Cherokee language into written form ?

A

Sequoyah

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15
Q

In what ways did the Cherokee try to assimilate ?

A

Took up Christianity, replaced housing, and purchased slaves

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16
Q

What president passed the Indian removal act of 1830?

A

Andrew Jackson

17
Q

The five tribes forced to relocate during trail of treaties?

A

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, creek, and Seminole

18
Q

how many Cherokee died during migration ?

A

1/3

19
Q

What current state did Native American from the eats relocate to ?

A

Oklahoma

20
Q

What was the outcome of the battle of the Little Bighorn?

A

Great victory for Indians but nation shocked and wanted revenge

21
Q

Another name for the battle of the Little Bighorn ?

A

Custer’s last stand

22
Q

What were the natives doing that triggered the wounded knee massacre?

A

doing the ghost dance they thought was a threat

23
Q

Who initiated the ghost dance in 1888?

A

Sioux

24
Q

Biggest victory of the Indians of the plains ?

A

Battle of the Little Bighorn

25
Q

What years did the battle of the Little Bighorn tale place ?
Significance

A

1876, great Sioux war

26
Q

Kill the Indian save the man definition

A

taking the Indian out of him and making him white

26
Q

Indian boarding school impact

A

very bad effect, made the get rid of their cultural identity.

27
Q

What language was used as a code by the US military in word war WWII?

A

Navajo language

28
Q

What land did the Americans occupy in 1969 ?

A

Alcatraz island

29
Q

What is the AIM ?

A

Natives spoke out against unemployment, housing, treatment rights, and more.

30
Q

What percent of Native American live on reservations today ?

A

13%

31
Q

Tribes recognized by the government 5

A

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, creek, and Seminole.

32
Q

Largest reservation in America

A

Navajo reservation

33
Q

A binding agreement between nations

A

Treaties

34
Q

Largest population tribe

A

Navajo

35
Q

MMIW movement

A

A response to the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women across North America.