U.S. Navy apologizes for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882

Oct. 28, 2024

Q: The U.S. Navy formally apologized Saturday in Angoon, Alaska, for shelling and burning the Tlingit village in the southeastern Alaska panhandle 142 years ago. The attack left the villagers facing winter without food and shelter. Where is Alaska?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: For thousands of years, the Tlingit people made have their home in what is now the Alaskan panhandle and what bordering area of Canada?

A. Alberta

B. British Columbia

C. Northwest Territories

D. Nunavut Territory

Q: The attack was one of a series of conflicts between the American military and Alaska Natives in the years after the United States bought the territory in 1867 from which nation?

A. Britain

B. Canada

C. Japan

D. Russia

Q: Before the arrival of Europeans, it has been estimated that as many 5 million Native Americans lived in what is now the United States. By 1890, the number of Native Americans had dropped to an estimated low of ...

A. 1 million

B. 500,000

C. 250,000

D. 125,000

Q: Where did the discovery of gold lead to mass deaths of Native Americans?

A. California

B. Georgia

C. South Dakota

D. All of the above

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