Native American Influence on U.S. History
Social Studies – Key Terms List
Larry McCarty
UIL Social Studies Director
larry.mc@excite.com
Key Terms
INDIVIDUALS
Alexie, Sherman
Allen, Paula Gunn
Aquash, Anna Mae
Banks, Dennis
Beach, Adam
Boudinot, Elias
Brant, Joseph
Bowlegs, Billy
Boyer, LaNada
Black Elk
Black Hawk
Black Kettle
Canonicus
Campbell, Ben Nighthorse
Captain Jack
Chief Joseph
Colt, Samuel
Cochise
Coronado, Francisco
Cornplanter
Crazy Horse
Cuerno Verde
Curtis, Charles
Custer, George A.
de Anza, Juan Bautista
Delaware Prophet
Deloria, Vine Jr.
Dorris, Michael
Erdich, Louise
Eyre, Chris
Fortunate Eagle
Gall
Geronimo
Grant, Ulysses
Greene, Graham
Handsome Lake
Hears the Sunrise
Hendrik
Hiawatha
Iron Shirt
Ishi
Itonagajo
Jumper, Betty Mae
Keokuk
Kellogg, Elizabeth
LaDuke, Winona
Lewis, Edmonia
Littlefeather, Sacheen
Little Turtle
Little Wolf
Logan, James
Lone Wolf
Mangas Colorades
Mankiller, Wilma
Martinez, Maria
Massasoit
Means, Russell
McGillivray, Alexander
McIntosh, William
Miantonomo
Mills, Billy
Momaday, N. Scott
Nocona, Peta
Nieghbors, Robert Simpson
Oakes, Richard
Occom, Samson
Old Bear
Old Owl
Opechancanough
Osceola
Parker, Quanah
Parker, Cynthia Ann
Peltier, Leonard
Pocahontas
Pontiac
Popé
Powhaten
Rain in the Face
Red Cloud
Red Jacket
Reifel, Ben
Riel, Louis
Robertson, Robbie
Rogers, Will
Ross, John
Sacajawea
Saint-Marie, Buffy
Samoset
Seattle
Sequoyah
Shawnee Profit
Silko, Leslie Marmon
Silverheels, Jay
Sitting Bull
Smohalla
Squanto
Studi, Wes
Sundance
Tabananica
Tallchief, Maria
Tecumseh
Tekakwitha, Catherine
Thorpe, Jim
Trudell, John
Uncas
Victorio
Ward, Nancy
Weatherford, William
Wovoka
MAJOR TRIBES TODAY
(largest today, in order of size, beginning
with largest)
Navajo
Cherokee
Sioux
Chippewa
Choctaw
Apache
Pueblo
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
ADDITIONAL TRIBES
Adena Culture
Akimel O’odham
Anasazi
Arapaho
Arikara
Athapaskans
Cheyenne
Chickasaw
Clovis Cluture
Comanche
Crow
Dakota
Folsom Culture
Hidasta
Hohokam
Hopi
Hopewell
Huron
Iroquis
Karankawa
Kiowa
Nokoni Comanches
Kickapoo
Kotsoteka Comanches
Lakota
Lipan Apache
Mandan
Manhatten
Modoc
Mogollon
Mohegan
Natchez
Northwest Coast
Tlingit
Haida
Kwakiutl
Nootka
Makah
Nez Perce
Omaha
Oneida
Osage
Ottawa
Papago
Pawnee
Pequot
Pima
Plainview Culture
Potawatomi
Pueblo
Seminole
Shawnee
Shoshone
Sioux
Tlingit
Tohono O’odham
Tonkawa
Ute
Western Sioux
Wichita
Winnebago
Yamparika Comanche
Yukima
Yokut
Zuni
MAJOR RESERVATIONS
(in order of size beginning with largest)
Navajo Nation (AZ, NM, Utah)
Cherokee (OK)
Creek (OK)
Lumbee (NC)
Choctaw (OK)
Cook Inlet (Alaska)
Chickasaw (OK)
Calista (Alaska)
United Houma Nation (LA)
Sealaska (Alaska)
Pine Ridge (SD, Nebraska)
Doyon (Alaska)
Kiowa-Comanche-Apache
Fort Sill Apache (OK)
Fort Apache (AZ)
Citizen Bend Potawatomi
Nation-Absentee Shawnee
(OK)
Gila River (AZ)
Cheyenne / Arapaho (AZ)
Tohono O’odham (AZ)
Osage (OK)
Rosebud (SD)
San Carlos (AZ)
Blackfeet (Montana)
Yakama (Washington)
Turtle Mountain (ND)
Flathead (Montana)
LOCATIONS
Alcatraz
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge, Col. Richard Irving
Fort Sill
Great Plains
Medicine Lodge River
Oregon Trail
Wounded Knee
GENERAL TERMS
aborigine
American bison
American buffalo
American Indian Movement
(AIM)
Battle of Little Big Horn
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
carbines
cavalry
Colt revolvers
Comancheros
conquistadors
Dawes Act
dog travois
“Five Civilized Tribes”
Cherokee
Choctaw
Chickasaw
Creek
Seminole
Homestand Act
hunter gatherer society
incident at Wounded Knee
Indian Removal Act
Jerome Agreement
Mackenzie’s Raiders
Medicine Lodge Treaty
mustangs
nomadic
Northwest Ordinance
Office of Indian Affairs
Sharp’s Rifles
teepee
Temple Mound Builders
tomahawks
Trail of Tears
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Treaty of the New Echota
tribe
Rusk, Thomas Jefferson
Sheridan, Philip
Satank
Satanta
Ten Bears
Worth, General William
TERMS RELATED TO TEXAS (for use in
Section Three questions)
PERSONS
Austin, Stephen F.
Baylor, John
Bowl
Buffalo Hump
Buffalo Wallow fight
Carson, Christopher Houston (Kit)
Cordova, Vicente
Dixon, William (Billy)
Ford, John Salmon “Rip”
Goodnight, Charles
Hays, John
Houston, Sam
Lamar, Mirabeau B.
Landrum, Willis
Lockhart, Matilda
Lone Wolf
Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell
Maman-ti
McCulloch, Ben
Meusebach, John O.
Mills, Nelson Appleton
Nocono, Peta
Neighbors, Robert Simpson
Ortiz Parrilla, Diego
Parker, Cynthia Ann
Parker, Benjamin
Parker, Daniel
Parker, Isaac
Parker, James
Parker, John
Parker, John Richard
Parker, Lucinda
Parker, Orlena
Parker, Sarah t
Parker, Silas Jr.
Parker, Silas M.
Parker, Quanah
Placido
Plummer, Rachel Parker
Prairie Flower
Ross, Lawrence Sullivan “Sul”
BATTLES AND CONFLICT
Battle Creek Fight
Battle of Adobe Walls (first)
Battle of Adobe Walls (second)
Battle of Blanco Canyon
Battle of Goliad
Battle of the North Fork of the
Red River
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
Battle of Pease River
Battle of Plum Creek
Battle of the Neches
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Walker’s Creek
Cherokee War
Council House Fight
Cordova Rebellion
Elm Creek Raid
Linville Raid of 1840
Parker Raid
Red River War
Salt Creek Massacre
San Saba Massacre
Warren Wagon Train Raid
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LOCATIONS / FEATURES
Adobe Walls
Balcones Escarpment
Brazos Reservation
Butterfield Overland Mail
Caprock
Comanche Trail
Edwards Plateau
Fort Belknap
Fort Clark
Fort Concho
Fort Lancaster
Fort McKavett
Fort Parker
Fort Richardson
Llano Estacado
lower plains
Navasota River
Plum Creek
Torrey Trading Houses
TRIBAL GROUPS
Apache Indians
Caddo Indians
Comanche Indians
Coushatta Indians
Kickapoo Indians
Tenawa Indians
Tonkawa Indians
Yamparika Indians
OTHER TERMS
Hays Rangers
Indian relations
Meusebach-Comanche Treaty
Neighbors Expedition
Texas Rangers
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