Native Americans Study Guide

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Cochise 10 Crazy Horse 8

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43 answers | 130 clues
Must-Know (2)
Cochise 10x 20.0% stumper $850 avg J:3 DJ:7
J $300 1991 Collier's Encyclopedia says this Apache chief was sometimes called "Chiz" for short
J $500 1996 Thomas Jeffords befriended this Apache leader in the 1860s & later became the tribe's agent
DJ $1,000 1995 When this Apache chief died in 1874, his warriors carried his body into the Dragoon Mtns; his burial place is unknown
Crazy Horse 8x $800 avg J:1 DJ:5 FJ:1
J $400 2010 Originally called Curly, this "mad" guy was the battlefield leader during the Sioux Wars of resistance in the 1870s
DJ $800 1984 He, not Sitting Bull, led the Indians at Custer's Last Stand
DJ $1,600 2017 Ta-sunko-witko is the Sioux name of this Oglala chief who joined with Sitting Bull to defeat Custer & his men
Should-Know (9)
the Seminoles 7x $543 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $100 1986 Florida tribe which was famous for sheltering runaway slaves
J $600 2010 Florida's Big Cypress Indian reservation is home to this tribe
DJ $1,600 2004 This Florida tribe lived in dwellings called chickees that had raised floors & open sides allowing the air to circulate
the Apache 6x 16.7% stumper $533 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $300 1986 This S.W. tribe of Indians came to name a criminal element in faraway Paris
DJ $600 1985 Cochise, whose name means "firewood", led Chiricahua band of this tribe
DJ $1,200 2004 Major subgroups of this tribe of the American Southwest include Kiowa, Chiricahua & Mescalero
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the Ghost Dance 5x $880 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $400 1989 Spooky craze that swept the Plains & led to the death of Sitting Bull
J $600 2016 In 1889 & 1890 a visionary named Wovoka taught this "spectral" dance to tribes to regenerate the earth
J $1,000 2010 In the late 1800s the prophet Wovoka, a Paiute Indian, founded a religion based on this spectral "dance"
Sitting Bull 4x $525 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1986 Though often credited with winning it, this Sioux medicine man sat out of the Battle of Little Big Horn
DJ $800 2004 He had 2 adopted sons, One Bull & White Bull
DJ $1,000 1987 He told A. Oakley, "The white man knows how to make everything, but he doesn't know how to distribute it"
Black Hawk 4x 25.0% stumper $950 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $400 1989 "Dark Bird" name of the man for whom a tragic 1832 war was named
DJ $800 1996 This leader of an 1832 "war" was allowed to return to his people in Iowa but couldn't be a chief
DJ $1,000 1987 Abraham Lincoln was company captain in brief war against this Sauk chief
the Nez Perce 4x 25.0% stumper $950 avg DJ:4
DJ $800 1987 Chief Joseph has been called the outstanding personality in the history of this tribe
DJ $1,000 1996 It's the tribe associated with Toohoolhoolzote, Looking Glass & Chief Joseph
DJ $1,000 1996 This tribe of Central Idaho was noted for breeding the Appaloosa horse
Pontiac 4x 50.0% stumper $925 avg J:2 DJ:2
DJ $800 1995 This Ottawa chief might have captured Fort Detroit if his plan hadn't been betrayed
DJ $1,600 2014 This Ottawa chief's "drive" to capture Fort Detroit in 1763 might have been successful if he hadn't been betrayed
J $500 1989 A city near Detroit is named for this Ottawa chief who united the Great Lakes tribes in 1763
buffalo 4x $225 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1989 The Plains Indians performed a dance to these animals to ensure a steady supply of meat & hides
J $200 1996 Plains Indians usually stretched these animal skins over frames to make bullboats & tepees
DJ $200 1985 Until their near extinction in the 1880s, they were the plains Indians main source of food
Worth Knowing (32)
Wounded Knee 3 Sequoyah 3 Powhatan 3 the Seminole 3 Pueblo 3 Winnebago 2 the Sioux 2 the Iroquois League 2 the Incas 2 Tammany 2 Salmon 2 Sacajawea 2 Sacagawea 2 Pocahontas 2 Ottawa 2 Oshkosh 2 Oklahoma 2 Little Bighorn 2 Jim Thorpe 2 Chinook 2 Chief Joseph 2 Canada 2 Arizona 2 the Zuni 2 the Hopi 2 the Creek Indians 2 the Cheyenne 2 the Battle of Little Big Horn 2 Tecumseh 2 a pow-wow 2 a peace pipe 2 a Mohawk 2

World War I

2 answers | 10 clues
Should-Know (1)
Navajo 7x 16.7% stumper $750 avg J:3 DJ:3 FJ:1
J $300 1986 1st college on an Indian reservation is this tribe's community college in Arizona
DJ $800 1987 If you visited someone at home in his hogan, you'd be visiting a member of this tribe
J $1,000 2016 The name of this tribe, the USA's largest, comes from a word meaning "planted fields", since they were farmers
Worth Knowing (1)
Geronimo 3

Revolutionary Era

2 answers | 7 clues
Should-Know (1)
the Cherokee 5x 20.0% stumper $420 avg J:3 DJ:2
DJ $400 1988 The Western Band of this tribe is now in Oklahoma, & the Eastern Band in North Carolina
DJ $800 1987 A supporter of Indian rights, Davy Crockett tried to stop forced "Trail of Tears" removal of this tribe
J $400 1988 According to historian Clark Wissler, it was the only language Sequoya knew
Worth Knowing (1)
the British 2

Colonial / Exploration

2 answers | 6 clues
Should-Know (1)
Squanto 4x 50.0% stumper $925 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 1989 This Pawtuxet Indian who befriended the Pilgrims was also known as Tisquantum
J $500 1991 He was captured & sold into slavery in Spain a few years before he befriended the Pilgrims
DJ $1,000 1985 When the pilgrims got to America, they met this English-speaking Indian who had lived in England
Worth Knowing (1)
Columbus 2

Civil War

1 answers | 3 clues
Worth Knowing (1)
the Iroquois 3
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