Native Americans & The West
Across
- 2. Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy which opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and became an ally of Britain in the War of 1812.
- 5. the Sioux leader who killed over 80 cavalry troops in 1866.
- 6. a Sioux leader who was against moving from his tribe's reservation in the Black Hills.
- 7. pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers.
- 9. Nation that has its own government, laws, police, and services.
- 10. a Civil War leader who attempted to lead the U.S. Army to eliminate Sioux Indians.
- 12. an Apache who escaped his reservation, was caught in 1884, and soon escaped again.
- 13. movement that was started by an Indian of the Paiute tribe named Wovoka and eventually led to war.
- 16. a scout who attacked the Navajo Indians when they were reluctant to remain on a reservation.
- 17. a peaceful Nez Perce leader said that he would move from his homelands in Oregon to Idaho, the location for the Nez Perce's reservation.
- 18. man who assisted the Pilgrims after their first winter and was a member of the Patuxent tribe.
Down
- 1. a Civil War leader who fought Sioux troops,did not prevail, and was murdered in war.
- 3. a tribe that was known as warriors and were strategic in battle
- 4. the chief of the Cheyenne who did not want to battle the whites.
- 8. Native American who called for reforms in the 1870s and was the first Native American to do this because she was unhappy with reservations;she spoke of her views on the negative results coming from them.
- 11. a Sioux chief who was soon called upon by Sherman after his army was not victorious.
- 14. woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition achieve each of its chartered mission objectives exploring the Louisiana Purchase.
- 15. Eastman first Native American author to write American history from the Native American point of view.