🇺🇸 US History Trivia
Quiz Set 17 — Native Americans
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
President Andrew Jackson signed the act, leading to the Trail of Tears.
Question 2 of 10
What was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led forces that defeated Lt. Col. George Custer on June 25, 1876.
Question 3 of 10
What was the Dawes Act of 1887?
The Dawes Act broke up communal tribal lands, undermining Native American culture and sovereignty.
Question 4 of 10
Who was Sacagawea?
Sacagawea served as interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806.
Question 5 of 10
What happened at Wounded Knee in 1890?
The Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890, killed roughly 300 Lakota men, women, and children.
Question 6 of 10
What were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Navajo Code Talkers transmitted coded messages in the Pacific Theater that Japan never deciphered.
Question 7 of 10
What is a reservation?
Reservations were established through treaties, often relocating tribes from their ancestral lands.
Question 8 of 10
Which Native American civilization built cliff dwellings in the Southwest?
The Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) built cliff dwellings at places like Mesa Verde.
Question 9 of 10
What was the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
AIM was founded in 1968 to address systemic issues facing Native Americans.
Question 10 of 10
What did the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 do?
The 1924 act recognized all Native Americans born in the US as citizens.