Native Americans

Question 1

Define indigenous

Answer 1

Someone who originally belongs to that area.

Question 2

Define colonisation

Answer 2

Colonisation is a district or country ruled by a different country

Question 3

Reasons for colonising

Answer 3

Economic
Religious
Political

Question 4

Valuable resources include:

Answer 4

Gold, silver, spices and herbs, precious cloth and land to grow cotton and rubber

Question 5

Attitudes of colonisers

Answer 5

• Europe was the centre of civilisation
• Non-Europeans needed civilising
• Christianity was the true religion
• Lack if recognition for other forms of social structures, economies & political forms

Question 6

Consequences of colonisation

Answer 6

Disease
Genocide
Slavery

Question 7

Define genocide

Answer 7

The killing of whole people

Question 8

Native American social structure

Answer 8

7 main tribes, sub tribes, hunting bands, chiefs

Question 9

What are the names of the:
• sub tribes
• hunting bands 
• chiefs 
For the Teton tribe

Answer 9

Sub tribe - miniconjou
Hunting bands - Eat no dogs, Leja ga datcah, River that flies, Shell earring
Chiefs - Little brave, Feather earring, Red fish

Question 10

Where did the native Americans live before and after European invasion

Answer 10

They lived near the East coat but were then forced to move Westward away from the Europeans

Question 11

When did horses get introduced to America

Answer 11

1590

Question 12

What were the Lakota originally know as?

Answer 12

The great Sioux nation

Question 13

Who were the Ojibwa tribe?

Answer 13

The Lakota’s enemies

Question 14

In 1800 how many Lakota were there?

Answer 14

Over 30 000

Question 15

How many people is tepee shared between?

Answer 15

8-10

Question 16

Define nomadic

Answer 16

A person who moves from place to place rather than living in the one place all the time.

Question 17

How did a Lakota become a chief?

Answer 17

By gaining respect of the people he lived with.

Question 18

Who is wakan tanka?

Answer 18

The Lakota’s god

Question 19

What does wakan tanka mean?

Answer 19

Wakan - mysterious

Tanka - great

Question 20

Define a primary source

Answer 20

A source straight from the time and place of a historic event

Question 21

What does wakan tanka do?

Answer 21

Creates and controls the Earth

Question 22

How did a Lakota worship wakan tanka?

Answer 22

They would pray daily and torture themselves

Question 23

What is a Lakota squaw?

Answer 23

A woman

Question 24

List the weapons traditionally used by a Lakota

Answer 24

Coup stick, spear, shield, tomahawk, war club, leggings, moccasins, arrows, bow

Question 25

What new weapons did the Lakota get from the Europeans?

Answer 25

Guns and cannons

Question 26

What were the main reasons for tribes to raid eachother?

Answer 26

Steal horse, women and children. Sometime they fought for revenge.

Question 27

Define Guerilla warfare

Answer 27

When the Lakota would not fight head-on with the Europeans. Instead they would ambush them. The reason they did this was because fighting head on was too hard.

Question 28

In what ways did the Lakota record their achievements and experience?

Answer 28

By wearing long feather headresses, or war bonnets decorated with buffalo horns and feathers.

Question 29

What two main events made the Europeans change their minds about land that they wanted or didn’t?

Answer 29

1. Rich farmlands in Oregean | 2. Gold discovered in California

Question 30

Give 3 examples of what caused conflict between the native and Europeans.

Answer 30

1. Killing of the buffalo 2. Destruction of traditional tribal life 3. Diseases ( smallpox and cholera )

Question 31

When did rifles become efficient and useful?

Answer 31

1850/60

Question 32

Where is sand creek?

Answer 32

Near Fort Lyon

Question 33

How many people did Black Kettle lend to Colarade? ( blacks )

Answer 33

700 people

Question 34

How many volunteers did Colonel Chivington lead? ( whites )

Answer 34

200

Question 35

What happened when chivington arrived at Black Kettles camp.

Answer 35

They ignored the fact that Black Kettle wanted peace and killed people

Question 36

How many people did Chivington kill and how did he treat the dead?

Answer 36

He killed 150 ( 100 were women and children ). | He scalped them and kept the scalps as trophies

Question 37

What was the lead up to Fetterman Massacre?

Answer 37

U.S government built a road through Red Cloud’s territory. Captain William Fetterman was sent with 80 soldiers were sent to wipe out Red Cloud’s men.

Question 38

What did crazy horse do?

Answer 38

Trapped the soldiers and killed them.

Question 39

How many buffalo were there before and after the killing

Answer 39

Before: over 50 million After: 1000 left in 1888

Question 40

Define treaty

Answer 40

An agreement between 2 war sides