Ancient cities and early governance
Treaties, resistance, and forced journeys
Code talkers and twentieth-century struggles
Tribal sovereignty and modern revitalization
YOUR GOAL
Master of Indigenous nations of North America
schopenhauer Shawnee leader Tecumseh forged a powerful multi-tribal alliance in the early 1800s to resist American expansion and preserve Native lands.
schopenhauer The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced tens of thousands of Native Americans to march westward, resulting in thousands of tragic deaths.
schopenhauer Match historic treaties to their tribes to discover how Native American lands changed over time.
Sequoyah's alphabet: In 1821, a Cherokee silversmith named Sequoyah single-handedly created a written Cherokee syllabary, teaching his entire tribe to read.
The act of taking someone or something away from a particular place or position. In 1830, the Indian Removal Act displaced southeastern tribes westward along the devastating Trail of Tears.
To which modern-day U.S. state were southeastern tribes forcibly relocated along the Trail of Tears?
Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act into law in 1830, leading to the Trail of Tears?
Approximately how many treaties did the United States government sign with Native American tribes between 1778 and 1871?
The historic 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn took place in which modern-day U.S. state?
Which Native American leader created a written writing system (syllabary) for the Cherokee language in 1821?
Which Lakota holy man and leader had a vision of victory before the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
Which of the 'Five Civilized Tribes' fought a series of three guerrilla wars against the U.S. military in Florida?
Which Shawnee leader attempted to unite all Native American tribes into a single confederacy in the early 1800s?