What is the name of the Native American tribe famously associated with the first Thanksgiving?
A) Cherokee
B) Apache
C) Wampanoag
D) Sioux
Answer: C) Wampanoag
Which Native American leader played a crucial role in the early colonization of Virginia and maintained peace with English settlers for several years?
A) Powhatan
B) Geronimo
C) Sitting Bull
D) Crazy Horse
Answer: A) Powhatan
What was the primary food source for Plains Native American tribes like the Lakota Sioux?
A) Corn
B) Buffalo
C) Fish
D) Wild Berries
Answer: B) Buffalo
Which Native American civilization built extensive cliff dwellings in present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado?
A) Inca
B) Anasazi
C) Iroquois
D) Maya
Answer: B) Anasazi
Who was the famous Native American woman who served as a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark during their expedition?
A) Sacagawea
B) Pocahontas
C) Sacajawea
D) Winona
Answer: A) Sacagawea
The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of which Native American tribe in the 1830s?
A) Cherokee
B) Navajo
C) Choctaw
D) Apache
Answer: A) Cherokee
Which Native American leader led a coalition of tribes against the US Army in the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
A) Chief Joseph
B) Crazy Horse
C) Red Cloud
D) Sitting Bull
Answer: B) Crazy Horse
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed by which US President, leading to the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) James Madison
Answer: B) Andrew Jackson
Which Native American tribe is known for their unique and sophisticated basket-weaving techniques?
A) Navajo
B) Nez Perce
C) Hopi
D) Shoshone
Answer: B) Nez Perce
The Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890 marked the end of which conflict between Native Americans and the US government?
A) Nez Perce War
B) Modoc War
C) Ghost Dance War
D) Sioux War
Answer: C) Ghost Dance War
Which Native American activist co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968?
A) Russell Means
B) Dennis Banks
C) Vine Deloria Jr.
D) Wilma Mankiller
Answer: A) Russell Means
The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as the Haudenosaunee, consisted of how many member tribes?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
Answer: A) 5
Which Native American tribe is known for their totem poles and elaborate mask ceremonies?
A) Haida
B) Cherokee
C) Chickasaw
D) Mohawk
Answer: A) Haida
The Dawes Act of 1887 aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing reservations into individual plots of land. Which goal was associated with this policy?
A) Preservation of Native American cultures
B) Promotion of tribal unity
C) Encouragement of private landownership
D) Expansion of tribal land rights
Answer: C) Encouragement of private landownership
Which Native American woman played a key role in the women’s suffrage movement and is best known for her advocacy for Native American citizenship rights?
A) Susan La Flesche Picotte
B) Wilma Mankiller
C) Zitkala-Ša
D) Maria Tallchief
Answer: A) Susan La Flesche Picotte
The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 involved the forces of which Native American leader and future President of the Confederate States of America?
A) Tecumseh
B) Black Hawk
C) John Ross
D) Jefferson Davis
Answer: A) Tecumseh
Which Native American tribe is recognized as the original inhabitants of the Great Lakes region, including present-day Michigan and Wisconsin?
A) Ojibwe (Chippewa)
B) Mohawk
C) Seminole
D) Pawnee
Answer: A) Ojibwe (Chippewa)
The Native American code talkers, who played a vital role in secure communication during World War II, belonged to which tribe?
A) Navajo
B) Apache
C) Comanche
D) Cheyenne
Answer: A) Navajo
Which Native American leader is famous for his resistance against the US government during the Apache Wars in the late 1800s?
A) Chief Joseph
B) Geronimo
C) Osceola
D) Red Cloud
Answer: B) Geronimo
The term “Ancestral Puebloans” is used to refer to the ancient Native American civilization also known as:
A) Hopewell Culture
B) Mississippian Culture
C) Anasazi
D) Cahokia Mounds
Answer: C) Anasazi
Which Native American tribe is known for their longhouses and matrilineal social structure?
A) Iroquois (Haudenosaunee)
B) Navajo
C) Apache
D) Chickasaw
Answer: A) Iroquois (Haudenosaunee)
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 aimed to reverse the assimilationist policies of the Dawes Act by promoting what?
A) Private landownership
B) Tribal self-government and cultural preservation
C) Christian missionary activities
D) Forced relocation of tribes
Answer: B) Tribal self-government and cultural preservation
Which Native American tribe resisted the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016-2017, sparking widespread protests and environmental activism?
A) Navajo
B) Sioux
C) Apache
D) Cherokee
Answer: B) Sioux
Who was the Shawnee chief and warrior who led a Native American confederacy against American expansion in the early 19th century, ultimately dying in the Battle of the Thames?
A) Tecumseh
B) Osceola
C) Red Cloud
D) Black Hawk
Answer: A) Tecumseh
The Ghost Dance movement, which emerged in the late 19th century, was primarily associated with which Native American tribe?
A) Nez Perce
B) Lakota Sioux
C) Apache
D) Cherokee
Answer: B) Lakota Sioux
Which Native American tribe is known for their unique art form of carving intricate designs on argillite stone?
A) Tlingit
B) Seminole
C) Choctaw
D) Mohawk
Answer: A) Tlingit
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was enacted in 1990 to address the rights of Native American tribes regarding what?
A) Voting rights
B) Land ownership
C) Repatriation of cultural artifacts and human remains
D) Access to education
Answer: C) Repatriation of cultural artifacts and human remains
Which Native American woman co-authored the book “The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta: The Celebrated California Bandit?
A) Sarah Winnemucca
B) Zitkala-Ša
C) Susan La Flesche Picotte
D) Helen Hunt Jackson
Answer: D) Helen Hunt Jackson
The Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 resulted in the loss of Native American territory in the present-day region of which state?
A) Ohio
B) Florida
C) Louisiana
D) California
Answer: A) Ohio
Which Native American leader, also known as the Red Napoleon, played a significant role in the Great Sioux War of 1876?
A) Crazy Horse
B) Sitting Bull
C) Chief Joseph
D) Red Cloud
Answer: B) Sitting Bull
The Pequot War in 1637 occurred in which present-day US state?
A) Connecticut
B) Massachusetts
C) Virginia
D) Maryland
Answer: A) Connecticut
Which Native American tribe was forced to march the Trail of Tears in the 1830s from their homeland in Georgia to present-day Oklahoma?
A) Cherokee
B) Choctaw
C) Creek
D) Seminole
Answer: A) Cherokee
Who was the Native American leader who famously said, “I will fight no more forever” in his surrender speech in 1877?
A) Chief Joseph
B) Red Cloud
C) Sitting Bull
D) Crazy Horse
Answer: A) Chief Joseph
The Battle of Little Bighorn took place in which present-day state?
A) Montana
B) Wyoming
C) South Dakota
D) North Dakota
Answer: A) Montana
Which Native American woman, belonging to the Seneca tribe, was a prominent advocate for women’s rights and suffrage during the early 20th century?
A) Zitkala-Ša
B) Susan La Flesche Picotte
C) Gertrude Bonnin
D) Wilma Mankiller
Answer: A) Zitkala-Ša
Which Native American tribe is known for their distinctive black-and-white pottery and intricate basketry?
A) Hopi
B) Navajo
C) Apache
D) Pueblo
Answer: D) Pueblo
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814 was a significant conflict during which war?
A) War of 1812
B) American Revolution
C) French and Indian War
D) Civil War
Answer: A) War of 1812
Which Native American tribe is known for their unique Kachina dolls, representing ancestral spirits?
A) Navajo
B) Hopi
C) Apache
D) Cherokee
Answer: B) Hopi
The Native American leader Metacom, also known as King Philip, led a major uprising against English settlers in which colony in 1675?
A) Massachusetts Bay Colony
B) Virginia Colony
C) Plymouth Colony
D) New York Colony
Answer: A) Massachusetts Bay Colony
Which Native American tribe, known for their skill in farming and agriculture, established the oldest known Native American community in North America, Cahokia, around 600 CE?
A) Mississippian Culture
B) Ancestral Puebloans
C) Hopewell Culture
D) Iroquois Confederacy
Answer: A) Mississippian Culture
