[Before surrendering to US Army forces] Chief Joseph, Chief Looking Glass, Chief White Bird, Chief Ollokot, Chief Lean Elk, and others led nearly 750 Nez Perce men, women, and children and twice that many horses over 1,170 miles through the mountains, on a trip that lasted from June to October of 1877. (U.S. Forest Service)
Map Key:
Red -- Route of nontreaty Nez Perce (including Chief Joseph's group)
Black and green -- Route of U.S. Army groups
Read the Context Information Below:
In 1877, the U.S. government ordered members of the Nez Percé Nation to move off their lands in western Oregon onto a reservation in Idaho. Instead, about 800 Nez Percés tried to escape to Canada. This group included Hin-mah-too-yah-latkekt, more commonly known as Chief Joseph. The Nez Percé traveled over 1,500 miles of mountainous terrain in their attempt to escape. They fought many battles with pursuing U.S. troops, only to be halted just 40 miles from the safety of the Canadian border. On October 5, the exhausted survivors surrendered. Chief Joseph’s speech has become a famous symbol of the resistance and conquest of Native Americans in the West.
Question
Which statement best reflects what is shown by the map and passage above?(1 point)
Responses
Chief Joseph's group travelled over 1,000 miles and spent several months trying to avoid capture and relocation by US Army forces.
Chief Joseph's group travelled over 1,000 miles and spent several months trying to avoid capture and relocation by US Army forces.
Chief Joseph's group did not attempt to resist capture and relocation by US Army forces.
1 answer
The statement that best reflects what is shown by the map and passage above is:
Chief Joseph's group travelled over 1,000 miles and spent several months trying to avoid capture and relocation by US Army forces.
This is supported by the description of their journey covering over 1,170 miles and the context of their attempt to escape to Canada while fighting against U.S. troops.
