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Eastern Indian Wars
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1. What Native American lands did the United States want?
2. What major Native American tribes were forced to move west of Mississippi River?
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3. List the dates and how long the United States fought in the Eastern Indian Wars.
4. About how many United States soldiers served in the Eastern Indian Wars?
5. About how many United States soldiers died in the Eastern Indian Wars?
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6. What did President Andrew Jackson conclude about Americans and Native
Americans in 1830?
7. What did the Indian Removal Act do?
8. How did the Cherokee at first resist the Indian Removal Act?
9. What was the Trail of Tears?
10. How many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears?
11. What happened to most of the Native American tribes in the eastern part of the
United States?
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12. What nation did Andrew Jackson lead militia forces against in the War of 1812?
13. Who did the Red Sticks side with during the War of 1812?
14. Who was the charismatic leader of the Red Sticks for part of the War of 1812?
15. What did the Red Sticks believe they needed to do to defeat the United States?
16. How many Americans were killed at Fort Mims by the Red Sticks?
17. What groups helped Andrew Jackson during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
18. Why was the Battle of Horseshoe Bend so important?
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19. What were American flags given to Indian nations called?
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20. Where and what types of materials were trade tomahawks made out of?
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21. List three things that General Edmund P. Gains is known for:
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23. List three things that Sam Houston is known for:
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24. How large was Andrew Jackson’s army at the Battle of Talladega?
25. How many Creeks and Americans were killed at the Battle of Talladega?
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26. List four ways the Cherokee started adapting to white culture:
27. Who developed a written version of the Cherokee language?
28. What was the name of the first American Indian newspaper?
29. In what year did the Cherokee draft their own constitution?
30. Why did whites demand that the Cherokee be evicted from their lands?
31. Did the Supreme Court rule in favor of the Cherokee keeping their land or against it?
32. What did President Andrew Jackson order the U.S. Army to do to the Cherokee?
33. To what modern state were most the Cherokee forced to move?
Western Indian Wars 1866-1890
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1. After the Civil War, who started moving onto Native American lands in the West?
2. What were the two objectives of the United States Army in the Western Indian Wars?
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3. About how many United States soldiers served in the Western Indian Wars from 1866-1890?
4. About how many United States soldiers died in the Indian Wars?
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5. In the West, what were Native Americans forced onto?
6. What were African American soldiers called in the West?
7. What happened at “Custer’s Last Stand”?
8. What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890?
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9. What did the Fort Laramie treaty promise the Lakota in 1868?
10. What was the stated goal of George Custer’s expedition in 1874?
11. What did George Custer’s expedition find in the Black Hills of South Dakota?
12. What did illegal American prospectors demand from the United States Army?
13. How was the U.S. Army planning on capturing the Lakota and forcing them onto reservation in June
of 1876?
Teacher Answer Sheet
War of 1812 and Eastern Indian Wars Part 2
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1. What Native American lands did the United States want?
Southeast and lower South
2. What major Native American tribes were forced to move west of Mississippi River?
Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles
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3. List the dates and how long the United States fought in the Eastern Indian Wars.
1813-1838 (25 years)
4. About how many United States soldiers served in the Eastern Indian Wars?
106,000
5. About how many United States soldiers died in the Eastern Indian Wars?
1,000
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6. What did President Andrew Jackson conclude about Americans and Native
Americans in 1830?
Andrew Jackson concluded that whites and Indians could not live together peacefully
7. What did the Indian Removal Act do?
It ordered the removal of all eastern tribes to the west of the Mississippi River
8. How did the Cherokee at first resist the Indian Removal Act?
Through the court system
9. What was the Trail of Tears?
The forced migration of Native Americans to lands in the West
10. How many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears?
4,000
11. What happened to most of the Native American tribes in the eastern part of the
United States?
They were defeated by the U.S. Army and only a few tribes remained in the East
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12. What nation did Andrew Jackson lead militia forces against in the War of 1812?
The Red Sticks (Native Americans who were allies of the British)
13. Who did the Red Sticks side with during the War of 1812?
British
14. Who was the charismatic leader of the Red Sticks for part of the War of 1812?
Tecumseh
15. What did the Red Sticks believe they needed to do to defeat the United States?
All the Native Americans needed to be united together
16. How many Americans were killed at Fort Mims by the Red Sticks?
Between 300 and 400 Americans were killed
17. What groups helped Andrew Jackson during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
U.S. Army, Tennessee militia, Lower Creek and Cherokee nations
18. Why was the Battle of Horseshoe Bend so important?
The battle ended the Creek War and the United States took 23 million acres of land from the Creeks
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19. What were American flags given to Indian nations called?
“Indian Peace Flags”
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20. Where and what types of materials were trade tomahawks made out of?
Europe (Steel and Wood)
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21. List three things that General Edmund P. Gains is known for:
Answers will vary (However students should connect that he fought in many wars)
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22. What were bandolier bags used for?
Ceremonies and Dances
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23. List three things that Sam Houston is known for:
Answers will vary (But should connect to Texas)
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24. How large was Andrew Jackson’s army at the Battle of Talladega?
2,000 (1,200 soldiers, 800 cavalry)
25. How many Creeks and Americans were killed at the Battle of Talladega?
300 Creeks and 15 Americans
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26. List four ways the Cherokee started adapting white culture:
Answers will vary (farming, weaving, home building, government, education)
27. Who developed a written version of the Cherokee language?
Sequoyah
28. What was the name of the first American Indian newspaper?
Cherokee Phoenix
29. In what year did the Cherokee draft their own constitution?
1827
30. Why did whites demand that the Cherokee be evicted from their lands?
Gold was discovered in Northern Georgia on Cherokee land
31. Did the Supreme Court rule in favor of the Cherokee keeping their land or against
it?
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee
32. What did President Andrew Jackson order the U.S. Army to do to the Cherokee?
Andrew Jackson ordered the U.S. Army to remove the Cherokee
33. To what modern state were most the Cherokee forced to move?
Oklahoma
Teacher Answer Sheet
Western Indian Wars 1866-1890
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1. After the Civil War who started moving onto Native American lands in the West?
Thousands of American settlers
2. What were the two objectives of the United States Army in the Western Indian Wars?
Crush Indian resistance and confine tribes to government reservations
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3. About how many United States soldiers served in the Western Indian Wars from 1866-1890?
106,000 soldiers
4. About how many United States soldiers died in the Indian Wars?
1,000 soldiers
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5. In the West, what were Native Americans forced onto?
Reservations
6. What were African American soldiers called in the West?
Buffalo Soldiers
7. What happened at “Custer’s Last Stand”?