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Native American History
Celebrate Native American heritage while testing your knowledge of the indigenous peoples of North America. How much do you know about these famous Native Americans?

1
Sacagawea, who appears on the gold-colored U.S. dollar coin, became famous for
a) Receiving a royal welcome from the English during her trip to London
b) Her work in the fight to get women the right to vote
c) Her role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition


2
In the 1870s the United States government attempted to annex Sioux lands and force the Sioux people onto reservations. Who led the Sioux’s resistance of this effort?
a) Wovoka
b) Sitting Bull
c) Chief Black Hawk


3
What city is named in honor of Chief Sealth?
a) Sausalito
b) Seattle
c) Cheyenne


4
A monument, which is expected to be almost 180 m (600 ft) high upon completion, is being carved out of a mountain in South Dakota. Who does this monument memorialize?
a) Uncas
b) Chief Joseph
c) Crazy Horse


5
Who is credited with unifying the Five Nations of the Iroquois against the Algonquin people in the 1500s?
a) Hiawatha
b) Cochise
c) Captain Jack


6
According to legend, Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, saved the life of an English captain. Captured by the English in 1612, she later converted to Christianity and married an English colonist. What was his name?
a) John Smith
b) John Rolfe
c) John Alden


7
Geronimo was famous for his resistance to forced reservation life. Captured by American military troops, he said, ''Once I moved like the wind. Now I surrender to you, and that is all.'' The next day he escaped from military custody. To what tribe did he belong?
a) Comanche
b) Cherokee
c) Apache


8
Which of the following chiefs is known for siding with the British in the American Revolution?
a) Philip
b) Joseph Brant
c) John Ross


9
Who helped the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony survive by teaching them to fish and grow corn?
a) Squanto
b) Powhatan
c) Cornplanter


10
In the mid-18th century, who united various indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region and the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys to fight against the British and reestablish Native American autonomy?
a) Tecumseh
b) Pontiac
c) Osceola

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