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P1: The buffalo calf was born in the 1900s.
False
P1: uffalo were only important to the American Indians as a source of food.
False
P1: The buffalo herds roamed only from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
False
P1: The prairie grasses were kept healthy through controlled fires set by the American Indians.
True
P1: By the early 1900s, the buffalo population had almost completely disappeared from North America.
True
The Buffalo: What did Chief Sitting Bull mean when he said, "A cold wind blew across the prairie when the last buffalo fell"?
He meant that the loss of buffalo symbolized a death-wind for his people and their way of life on the plains.
The Buffalo: How did the U.S. government try to weaken the Indians on the plains?
By encouraging soldiers and settlers to kill buffalo, which the Indians relied on for food, shelter, and clothing.
The Buffalo: What happened to the land that the American government bought from the Indians?
The land was sold to settlers from the East and Europe.
The Buffalo: Why did American explorers shoot buffalo?
They shot buffalo for fun, as they made good targets due to their size and tendency to stand still
The Buffalo: Who were the first people to hunt buffalo on the plains?
White fur hunters
The Grass: The "great plow up" eventually led to disastrous consequences, including dust storms and the loss of fertile soil.
True
The Grass: The grasshoppers that arrived during the drought destroyed crops but would not have harmed the prairie grasses.
True
The Grass: Steel plows and tractors helped preserve the prairie grasses by planting crops with deep roots.
False
The Grass: The settlers brought fences and cattle to the plains, which contributed to the damage of the grasslands.
True
The Grass: The prairie grasses had shallow roots, which made them susceptible to drought.
False
Prairie Comeback: What is the name of the nature preserve in Kansas where native grasses and buffalo were restored?
The Tall Grass Prairie Preserve.
