Assignment:
Part 1
Definitions-Give a definition or identify each term below:
Bering land bridge
hunter-gatherers
Clans
Totem
Potlatch ceremonies
Hernando De Soto
Mestizos
Francisco Vasquez da Coronodo
Henan Cortes
Columbian Exchange
Francisco Pizaro
Sir Walter Raleigh
Captain John
Smith Pocahontas
Variola "Long Knives"
Northwest Ordinance
Redsticks
bifaces
adobe pueblos
hidalgos
Mesoamerica
Tenochtitlan
Christopher Newport
sachem rights
1783 Treaty of Paris
Articles of Confederatio
Short Answer-Give a short answer for each question below:
1. What was the importance of the importance of the Bering land bridge?
2. Discuss the 3 basic goals of the conquistadors.
3. What was the purpose of Columbus' first voyage across the Atlantic?
4. Discuss the Maya's major intellectual and artistic advances.
5. Describe the role of Aztec women in Aztec society.
6. How did the horse change the Indians' way of life?
7. Why was the English capture of Pocahontas in 1613 a turning point?
8. Explain why the Indians prized women and children as captives.
9. What was the civilization program? Explain how it operated.
10. How were the Indians in Alta California impacted by the arrival of the Spanish?
Essay-Pick 2 groups of Indians and discuss their accomplishments, live-style, and how they were impacted by the arrival of the Europeans.
Part 2
Definitions-Give a brief description for each term below:
Five Civilized Tribes
Thomas Jefferson
Trail of Tears
Black Hawk's War
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
empresarios
Lincoln
Confederacy
Blanket Santee
Fariner Santee
Sand Creek Massacre
Modoc War
Doolittle Report
Great Sioux Reservation
Colonel George Armstrong Custer
Fort Laramie Treaty
Short Answer-Give a brief answer to each question below:
1. Explain how Andrew Jackson's election as president in 1828 dealt a serious blow to Cherokee's hope for Federal help.
2. Discuss how the Cherokee Nation and the Temperance Society took strong steps to counter the negative impact of alcohol on its communities.
3. Explain why Indian slaveholders were committed to the continuation of the institution of slavery.
4. Explain how Lewis and Clark were instructed to interact with the Indians of the West
5. How did Russian and American companies abuse the Aleuts in the hunt for sea otters?
6. Discuss the capitalist order desired by Mexico and the United States in the Southwest
7. How were Indian women impacted by liquor, brothels, bars, and a world filled with guns?
8. Explain how the Civil War directly affected Native Americans.
9. Discuss Navajo relocation to Bosque Redondo and the "Long Walk"
10. Explain how Pro-Confederate Indians, Neutrals, and Pro-Union Indians all lost after the Civil War.
11. What influence did General William Tecumseh Sherman's appointment as commander of the Division of Missouri have on Ponca, Bannock Arikara, Mandan, Ute, and Gros Ventre?
12. Discuss Crazy Horse and the Fetterman Massacre.
13. What view did Ely S. Parker and President Grant have of the Indians?
14. What explanation has been given for Custer's move at Little Bighorn?
15. Discuss how Custer's legend grew to mythic proportions.
Essay-Choose any 3 Indian groups discussed and discuss the challenges they faced and outcomes.