Native Americans & The West

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  1. 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.
  2. 5. the Sioux leader who killed over 80 cavalry troops in 1866.
  3. 6. a Sioux leader who was against moving from his tribe's reservation in the Black Hills.
  4. 7. pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers.
  5. 9. Nation that has its own government, laws, police, and services.
  6. 10. a Civil War leader who attempted to lead the U.S. Army to eliminate Sioux Indians.
  7. 12. an Apache who escaped his reservation, was caught in 1884, and soon escaped again.
  8. 13. movement that was started by an Indian of the Paiute tribe named Wovoka and eventually led to war.
  9. 16. a scout who attacked the Navajo Indians when they were reluctant to remain on a reservation.
  10. 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.
  11. 18. man who assisted the Pilgrims after their first winter and was a member of the Patuxent tribe.
Down
  1. 1. a Civil War leader who fought Sioux troops,did not prevail, and was murdered in war.
  2. 3. a tribe that was known as warriors and were strategic in battle
  3. 4. the chief of the Cheyenne who did not want to battle the whites.
  4. 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.
  5. 11. a Sioux chief who was soon called upon by Sherman after his army was not victorious.
  6. 14. woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition achieve each of its chartered mission objectives exploring the Louisiana Purchase.
  7. 15. Eastman first Native American author to write American history from the Native American point of view.