The West

Which of these Native American leaders was NOT a United States government prisoner at the time he died?

General E.R.S. Canby was murdered by Captain Jack, a chief of which tribe?

What army colonel was killed alongside all of his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

T or F: The US Army and government frequently tried to pit Amerindian tribes against each other.

What news magazine (which employed Thomas Nast) had a large nationwide audience?

In what territory was the First Transcontinental Railroad completed, with a golden spike?

At what location were the Cheyenne massacred during the Civil War?

What primarily determined the locations of major cities in the West?

The New York Times, New York Tribune, and Harper's Weekly were all supporters of which political party in the 1860s-70s?

Approximately how many people claimed land under the Homestead Act?

What name was used for the black cavalry units of the US Army that played a major role in the Indian Wars?

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed during this man's presidency

Chief Joseph was a leader of which tribe?

What town in Pennsylvania was home to the first and most prominent assimilation academy for Native American children?

What army general -- formerly the director of the Freedmen's Bureau -- led the war against the Nez Perce?

Geronimo participated in the traveling Wild West Show that was managed by what famous figure of the West?

The US acquired the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains from what country, in 1803?

The Credit Mobilier Scandal involved fraud in what major business of the Gilded Age?

The US acquired California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado & Texas from what country in 1848?

The US acquired Alaska from what country in 1867? By the 1890s, huge deposits of gold had been found there

303 members of what tribe were sentenced to death by the US government during an 1862 uprising?

Led by Geronimo, what was the last tribe waging a war to stay on their land?

The murder of General Canby occurred within a couple days of what other infamous event?

Which of these chiefs was NOT present at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

"From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." Who said it?

At what location were the Sioux massacred in 1890?

The Morrill Act granted land to the states for what purpose?

What is the official name of the battle popularly referred to as Custer's Last Stand?

What was the religious revival movement among the Sioux at Standing Rock in 1890?

What religious group primarily lived in the territory of Deseret (Utah), after fleeing the United States in the 1830s?

Which regiment was wiped out at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Later, they took part in the Wounded Knee Massacre

What 1862 law allowed thousands of people to move west and claim lands for themselves & and their families?