1. Black Elk
   Pocahontas
2. Sacagawea
   Maria Tallchief

Sacagawea provided critical assistance to the expedition by acting as a translator and navigator. She accompanied them from 1805 to 1806.

1. Will Rogers
   Pocahontas
2. Maria Tallchief
   Cochise

Maria, a member of the Osage Nation, joined the New York City ballet and eventually became the company's first prima ballerina in 1947. She went on to found the Chicago City Ballet.

1. He toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
   He fought alongside Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.
2. He was renowned as a healer
   All of the above.

Black Elk chronicled his story in "Black Elk Speaks," a book about the history of the Sioux and Black Elk's own role in it. He collaborated with writer John Neihardt on the project.

1. Tecumseh
   Cochise
2. Crazy Horse
   Squanto

The accusation sparked a decade of violence and strife between the Chiricahua Apache and the U.S. Cochise was vindicated roughly ten years after he died, when the boy was found among a Western Apache tribe.

1. The Battle of Seattle
   The Battle of Washita River
2. The Battle of Fallen Timbers
   The Battle of Tippecanoe

The battle took place on August 20, 1794. Afterward, the Treaty of Greenville opened up most of Ohio for settlers.

1. Squanto
   Flat Belly
2. Little Turtle
   Notawkah

Squanto's assistance to the first pilgrims from England was critical for their survival. Unfortunately, he was kidnapped and taken to England for five years, before returning to find the members of his Patuxet tribe devastated by illness.

1. Brave Runner
   One Who Yawns
2. Little Bird Man
   He Who Fights

Actually, his given name - Goyahkla - translates to "One Who Yawns." Geronimo is probably a failed attempt by others to pronounce Goyahkla. Geronimo was a military and spiritual leader of the Chiricahua Apache who encouraged raids and resistance against encroachments on their land. His success in battle made him a legend known to this day.

1. Yes.
   No.
2. We're not sure.
   Most likely.

The explanation popular with historians is that Smith misunderstood an adoption ceremony, incorrectly thinking his life was in danger. She did facilitate friendly relations between her tribe and the settlement and warned Smith when her father fomented war.

1. Sioux
   Apache
2. Iroquois
   Cherokee

Sitting Bull united the Sioux tribes against the U.S. government until defeat at Battle of the Little Bighorn. He was shot several years later by authorities who were afraid he would inspire future resistance.

1. massive thunderstorm
   capsized boat
2. attack from hostile warriors
   a great flood

When their boat capsized, Sacagawea outshone the navigator, Charbonneau, by collecting essential items before they were lost in the water. Her actions so inspired Lewis and Clark that they named part of the Missouri River after her.

1. 50 years
   190 years
2. 2,000 years
   10,000 years

Archaeologists discovered evidence that places the tribe's ancestors in the region as many as 30,000 years ago. Many of them were killed en masse, in a surprise attack dubbed the Great Swamp Massacre.

1. 600+
   5,000+
2. 11,000+
   18,000+

One estimate is 5,000+ casualties, based on historical data, but estimates do vary. It is certain that the Cherokee forced from their homes suffered from illness, starvation and mistreatment at the hands of the U.S. military.

1. King Philip
   King George III
2. Queen Anne
   William IV

In the Proclamation of 1763, King George III issued a ban on expansion, intended to protect both native tribes and settlers from violence. It resulted from the French and Indian War.

1. Treaty of Walla Walla
   Chickasaw Peace Treaty
2. The Selkirk Treaty
   Treaty of New Echota

The treaty was brokered by several Native Americans acting as lone agents. Despite the vigorous protests of tribes which had no say in the treaty, it was ratified by Congress.

1. mud ovens
   apartment-like stone/adobe homes
2. flavorful dishes made from cactus
   stone flowers

These complex dwellings stretched several stories high. They were the traditional dwelling places of some tribes, including the Hopi.

1. Matoaka
   Tekawitha
2. Savannah
   Mishawaka

Pocahontas was a nickname, meaning something to the effect of "playful little girl." After converting to Christianity, she assumed the name Rebecca.

1. 7,000 years ago
   10,000 years ago
2. 13,000 years ago
   50,000 years ago

It is believed that the ancestors of Native Americans arrived approximately 13,000 years ago, after crossing the Bering Strait. At the time, there would have been a passable stretch of land they used to cross from Asia. Others say some may have migrated 30,000 years ago, based on genetic studies involving a mutation known as Q.

1. Nanticoke
   Inuit
2. Iroquois
   Navajo

The Inuit and the Aleut occupied Alaska, Greenland and Canada. Some lived in domed houses and many were nomads who followed their food supply (seals, fish, etc.).

1. gold discoveries
   growing colonial populations
2. a desire for power via land acquisition
   all of the above

Often, Native Americans were driven from their land because gold was discovered in the region they inhabited. Many other times, it was driven by the American spirit of expansionism.

1. Shield
   Wild Cat
2. Jumping Badger
   Setting Bear

This youthful name was later abandoned for his well-known title of Sitting Bull. It was common practice among some of the Sioux tribes to assign new names at different stages of life.

1. corn and wheat
   corn and beans
2. wheat and squash
   beans and wheat

Corn, beans, and various vegetables were staple foods of the Native Americans who lived in the northeast regions. In fact, corn, squash and beans are known as the Three Sisters of the northeastern tribes. These were augmented by game, fish, berries and sometimes wild rice.

1. Choctaw
   Seminole
2. Cherokee
   all of the above

The "Five Civilized Tribes" were the Choctaw, Seminole, Cherokee, Creek and Chickasaw tribes, which more readily adopted European traditions and sought peace with the settlers. They were forced out of their homes on the Trail of Tears.

1. John Smith
   Thomas Dale
2. John Rolfe
   Alexander Whitaker

While Disney capitalized on the romanticized story of love between Pocahontas and John Smith, the two never had a relationship. Instead, she married a colonist and tobacco farmer named John Rolfe, with whom she had a son named Thomas.

1. Charbonneau
   Lewis
2. Clark
   her maternal grandmother

Clark took care of both Lizette and Jean-Baptiste, her two children, despite the fact that their father, Toussaint Charbonneau, would live for another thirty years.

1. lid to a cooking pot
   a food cellar
2. a gift exchange
   a food ceremony

Native Americans in the Northwest regions prized certain possessions to the point that they had fancy gift-giving events called potlatches. They would exchange blankets, shells, slaves and canoes.

1. General Custer
   General Jackson
2. General Washington
   General Sherman

Custer was overwhelmed by the forces of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. His sound defeat led to the battle's nickname - Custer's Last Stand.

1. heavy rains
   war
2. slave raiders
   a firestorm

They chose to migrate when they realized that Indian Territories were not legally protected from slave raiders. Moving protected them from being captured and sold into slavery in other parts of the U.S.

1. 1950s
   1960s
2. 1970s
   1980s

The peaceful march on Washington, D.C., was part of a protest over land and water rights afforded (or not afforded) to Native Americans. It came at the close of the Red Power Movement in 1978.

1. skill as a war chief
   skill as a politician
2. humanitarian efforts
   all of the above

Tecumseh, alive in the late 1700s and early 1800s, worked to consolidate the tribes of the Midwest to stand against U.S. forces. He died during the War of 1812 in the Battle of the Thames.

1. Metacom
   Sitting Bull
2. Pontiac
   Red Could

Nicknamed "King Philip," Metacom was the last Native American leader to attempt to reclaim territory in New England. He was captured and beheaded in 1676, bringing the war to an end.

1. fur
   buffalo hides
2. wood
   willow

Tribes which inhabited the plains often used teepees, made of buffalo hides, while they hunted game. Teepees were not permanent homes.

1. Pine Ridge
   Wolf Mountain
2. Wounded Knee
   Palo Duro Canyon

Wounded Knee was the site of a massacre in 1890 when troops surrounded and killed a group of Ghost Dancers led by Big Foot. Later, it was seized by protesters and held under siege for 71 days.

1. snowshoes
   lightweight canoes
2. sleds
   all of the above

Any transportation method had to be adapted to consistently snowy conditions. They were used mainly by migrant populations who hunted caribou and carried their tents with them.

1. $100
   $100,000
2. $5,000,000
   $35,000,000

They were also compensated for lost property and "assisted" with relocation. This led to the forced relocation of Cherokee people and the Trail of Tears.

1. the French
   the British
2. The U.S.
   none of the above

He chose to ally his forces with the British, hoping to stop the expansion of the U.S. Unfortunately for his people and allies, the U.S. victory led to a strong push to take territory from the Native Americans.