Author Question: Which statement best describes the cultures of the tribes that lived throughout the West? A) Most ... (Read 167 times)

dalyningkenk · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Treaty of Fort Laramie __________.

A) was negotiated in 1879
B) required the United States to abandon routes traveling through Sioux territory
C) was a major defeat for the Sioux
D) was respected by both sides for nearly three decades

Question 2

The leader of the Sand Creek Massacre, John Chivington, was __________.

A) a veteran hero of the Battle of Gettysburg
B) sent by President Lincoln to negotiate with the Sioux
C) an advocate of assimilation and coexistence
D) a Methodist minister

Question 3

What event started a huge influx of whites into Indian territory?

A) the discovery of gold in Indian territories
B) the passage of the Homestead Act
C) the Sand Creek Massacre
D) the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Question 4

A common element among all tribes of the West was their __________.

A) belief that nature was to be shared and not privately owned
B) use of teepees as an efficient living unit
C) nomadic wandering, which relied on searching for dietary supplements
D) belief in the same gods

Question 5

Which statement best describes the cultures of the tribes that lived throughout the West?

A) Most tribes had a difficult time surviving without the benefits of technology.
B) Village Indians were having a difficult time living within the balance of nature.
C) The tribes shared the same rituals in regions from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
D) A wide spectrum of tribes had successfully adapted their lives to a variety of environments.