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Plains Indians: Beliefs and ways of life Flashcards

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Which animal was essential to the Plains Indians way of life?

A

Buffalo

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What did they use buffalo for?

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Food, clothes, shields, hair brushes, tipis etc etc

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Indians believed in a Great Spirit what was it called?

A

Wakan Tanka

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4
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Name one of the main plains indians tribes

A

Sioux

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Who was incharge of a tribe?

A

Tribal chief

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Name a famous tribal leader

A

Crazy Horse

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What was the purpose of a warrior brotherhood?

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For young men to prove their bravery and skill in fighting

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What shape was important to Indians?

A

Circles

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What did horses allow the Plains Indians to do?

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Travel across plains

Made it easier to hunt buffalo

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10
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Why was land important to Plains Indians?

A

They believed that it had a spirit/They believed that it was a part of them

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What activities of settlers did Indians find disrespectful?

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Working on the land

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12
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What was counting coup?

A

An Indian practice of showing skill in battle by poking their enemies

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When was the Indian Removal Act?

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1830

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What did the Indian Removal Act do?

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Forced Native Americans off their land

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When was US victory in the Mexican-American War?

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1848

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What was the Permanent Indian Frontier?

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A line of forts from Minnesota to Louisiana

17
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When was the Permanent Indian Frontier established?

A

1842

18
Q

The Indians Appropriations Act of 1851 did what?

A

Forced Native Americans to live on “reserves”

19
Q

What was Manifest Destiny?

A

The idea that America had a right to expand across the continent

20
Q

How did Manifest Destiny affect the Indians?

A

Forced them off the Plains

21
Q

What is a tipi?

A

A cone shaped tent/The Indians’ homes

22
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What is a travois?

A

A collapsed tipi used for transport

23
Q

What is polygamy?

A

Having more than one wife at a time

24
Q

What employment did the US government hope the

Indians would take up?

A

Farming

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