Study Questions
1. What were the notable features of early Nez Perce–white contact?
2. How did Chief Joseph’s Nez Perce come to lose their land in the Wallowa Valley?
3. Why did the Nez Perce war begin?
4. Describe the retreat of the Nez Perce. How were they able to outrun the U.S. Army for so many hundreds of miles?
5. Why did so many Americans come to sympathize with the Nez Perce during and after the war?
6. What were some of Chief Joseph’s statements that evoked American values?
1. What were the notable features of early Nez Perce–white contact?
2. How did Chief Joseph’s Nez Perce come to lose their land in the Wallowa Valley?
3. Why did the Nez Perce war begin?
4. Describe the retreat of the Nez Perce. How were they able to outrun the U.S. Army for so many hundreds of miles?
5. Why did so many Americans come to sympathize with the Nez Perce during and after the war?
6. What were some of Chief Joseph’s statements that evoked American values?