BLACK HISTORY CHALLENGE WILD WILD WEST

What are three significant duties of the Buffalo Soldiers?

Building and maintaining infrastructure, protecting settlers and stagecoaches, serving as some of the first national park rangers.

Which tribes did the Buffalo Soldiers regularly battle with?

Apache, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Comanche.

In what capacity did Buffalo Soldier units serve in U.S. parks during peacetime?

As park rangers.

Which military school did 2nd LT Henry O Flipper graduate from?

US Military Academy at West Point.

In what year were all Buffalo Soldier Units integrated into other Army Regiments and under which President's executive order?

Integrated in 1948 by President Harry S. Truman.

To which Cavalry was 2nd LT Henry Flipper assigned?

The 10th Cavalry of the U.S. Army.

Approximately how many African American Soldiers fought during the Civil War?

Approximately 180,000.

Who was the only known Black female soldier in the Buffalo Soldiers?

Cathy Williams.

Which Regiment received 15 Medals of Honor during the Indian Wars?

The 9th Cavalry Regiment.

Where is the Buffalo Soldier Monument dedicated by U.S. Army General Colin Powell located?

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

What was the age of the last known Buffalo Soldier at the time of his death, and what was his name?

107 years old, named Mark Matthews.

Who was the first Black Regular Army Chaplain?

Reverend Henry McNeal Turner.

What name was given to the black settlers who arrived in Trinidad after fighting with the British Colonial Marines?

Merikins.

What is another name for the War of 1812?

The Second War of Independence.

Where is Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum located?

Lawton, Oklahoma.

Name the three known black West Point Officers who led the Buffalo Soldiers.

Henry O. Flipper, Charles Young, James Webster Smith.

What are three reasons the buffalo image became part of the 10th Cavalry’s regimental crest?

To symbolize strength, to represent resilience, and to honor Native Americans' respect for the buffalo.

What was a famous battle in which Buffalo Soldiers participated during the Spanish American War?

The Battle of San Juan Hill.

During what years did Buffalo Soldiers serve as some of the first national park rangers?

From 1870 to 1890.

Approximately how many Buffalo Soldiers served as protectors of Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks?

Around 500.

Who wrote the book called “Dead Wood Dick”?

Charles 'Deadwood Dick' Waddell.

What was the name of the first all-Black town in California founded in 1908?

Allensworth.

Who invented “bulldogging”?

Bill Pickett.

Who was the famous African American lawman in the Oklahoma Territory?

Bass Reeves.

Which state is home to the historic Black mining town of Blackdom?

New Mexico.

Who discovered a large amount of bison bones in New Mexico?

George McJunkin.

Who was the African American mountain man and fur trader known for key trails through the Rockies?

James Becknell.

Which African American woman became a prominent entrepreneur in Colorado?

Clara Brown.

What was the name of the African American cowboy who escaped slavery and wrote an autobiography?

Nat Love.

Who was an early California pioneer and philanthropist helping escaped slaves?

Mary Ellen Pleasant.

Which African American landowner in California became a wealthy real estate mogul?

Biddy Mason.

What was the nickname of the cavalry soldiers serving in the western frontier post-Civil War?

Buffalo Soldiers.

Where was the first sizable African American population in Nevada?

Virginia City.

Who was the 'Black Baron of Colorado'?

Barney Ford.

Which African cowboy from Colorado was known for cattle herding?

Ned Huddleston aka Isom Dart.

What role did African Americans play in Oregon during the 19th century?

(Source needed for completion)

Who helped settle Arizona as an African American Civil War veteran?

Charles B. Purvis.

In which state was the first African American woman elected to a statewide office?

Nevada.

Which prospector and cowboy discovered the Beckwourth Pass?

James Beckwourth.

Who was the first African American on the Nevada Supreme Court?

Justice Michael L. Douglas.