The Indian Wars

Question 1

Where did most Indians live

Answer 1

West of Mississippi River

Question 2

The Treaty of Fort Laramie

Answer 2

guaranteed American Indians the Great Plain

Question 3

What happened after The Treat of Fort Lanamie was created.

Answer 3

1. As settlers move into their territory, Indian lands are reduced. j
2. The bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) begin to promote forcing Indians into reservation
3. The US government often does not honor its treaties.

Question 4

What did the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) do?

Answer 4

Force Indians into reservation.

Question 5

What happened at Santex Sioux reservation

Answer 5

Violence erupts when government agents refuse to release food and supplies to the starving Sioux reservation.

Question 6

What happened during the Sioux violence

Answer 6

1. The Sioux attack the Indian agency along with nearby farms and towns.
2. The US Army executes 38 Sioux and relocates the tribe to Nebraska.

Question 7

What is the Sand Creek Massacre

Answer 7

When the Indian men were away hunting the US Troops enter the village and massacre 200, mostly women and children.

Question 8

When did Colorado Territory Governor pressured Cheyenee and Arapsho Indians to sell their hunting ground and to move to reservations

Answer 8

1861

Question 9

Which chief surrendered and raised a US flag over his lodge as a sign of contribution

Answer 9

Chief Black Kettle

Question 10

What did the commanding US officer declared?

Answer 10

That it is right and honorable to use any means under God’s heaven to kill Indians.

Question 11

What was the main staple of the Plains Indians diet

Answer 11

Buffalo

Question 12

What else was buffalo used for the the Indians

Answer 12

Clothing, tools etc

Question 13

What happened to the buffalo?

Answer 13

Were all but wiped out the US settlers and railroads for foods, and tourist hunting only for pleasure (shooting from the window of trains as they drove by.

Question 14

Why did the US breaks the Treaty of Fort Lenamie

Answer 14

They found gold in the Black Hills of Sioux Territory in the Dakota

Question 15

What was the name of the Sioux leader that refused to leave the Black Hills

Answer 15

Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull)

Question 16

Why did Sitting Bull refused to leave the Black Hills

Answer 16

He had a vision of US forces attacking the Sioux with men and horses upside down. (US soldiers falling like grasshoppers form the sky) which he interrupted as an omen that the army would soon be defeated.

Question 17

Who joined Sitting Bull

Answer 17

Arpaho and Cheyenee, 2500

Question 18

Which American leader entered the Valley (Black hills) to fight Indians.

Answer 18

General George Custer

Question 19

How did General George Custer plan to fight the war in the Black Hills

Answer 19

He divided his men into three parts to attack the camps.

Question 20

What happened to General George Custer?

Answer 20

He and all his men were wiped out.

Question 21

What happened to Sitting Bull

Answer 21

He escapes to Canada, ironically, later he becomes a part of Buffalo Bull’s Wild West Shows.