chapter 5 study guide test tmrw

Question 1

what was the most important animal to the plains Indians?

Answer 1

buffalo

Question 2

what was the buffalo used for?

Answer 2

food, clothing, heating+cooking etc

Question 3

what is the longest river in the u.s and is the major tributary of the Mississippi River?

Answer 3

missouri

Question 4

what 2 peninsulas that guard the entrance to the gulf of mexico?

Answer 4

florida and yacutan

Question 5

who was the Sioux Indian chief at the battle of little big horn?

Answer 5

sitting bull

Question 6

u.s army general at the little big horn?

Answer 6

Gen.George Custer

Question 7

Plains Indians named for the color of their moccasins?

Answer 7

Blackfoot

Question 8

Plains indians who’s name means “friends or allies”

Answer 8

Dakota

Question 9

Name given to the Dakota Indians that means “snake in the grass”

Answer 9

Sioux

Question 10

Indian tribes who lost their skills at pottery, making and weaving when driven out of Minnesota?

Answer 10

Cheyanne

Question 11

Prarie:

Answer 11

grass-covered plain or hilly region in a temperate zone

Question 12

Drought:

Answer 12

a time of little or no rain

Question 13

Tumbleweeds:

Answer 13

dried up plants that break off from roots and blow across land

Question 14

“Breadbasket” of the nation (why?)

Answer 14

The Great Plains of America, for growing most of the food for the country

Question 15

Prarie dog:

Answer 15

ground squirrel of the Great Plains that helped shape the surface of the land

Question 16

Badlands:

Answer 16

Range of mountains in South Dakota and whyoming having colorful hills and cliffs

Question 17

Ballet of the little bighorn

Answer 17

Battle where General Custer and the U.S spiders were defeated by Sioux Indians led by Sitting Bull

Question 18

Mesabi Range:

Answer 18

mountain range in Minnesota full of iron ore

Question 19

Plains Indians favorite animal hunt and eat?

Answer 19

Prarie Chicken