Name: ______Date: ______
After reading the book, Chief Ninham; Forgotten Hero by Eva Jean Bowman, complete the following questions.
1) Chief Daniel Ninham was a Native American warrior that was a ______
leader.
2) When Chief Ninham came home from fighting in a war, he found the ______
living on the land he and his people had been living. They came from Europe to settle on
the Wappinger and Mohican Lands.
3) Peaceful means or ways is how Ninham tried to get the land back. First he ______
______to the colonists. Then he traveled to ______.
Last, he and three Mohican leaders sailed to ______to see the
______. That was an unsuccessful trip.
4) The Native Americans respected Mother Earth and believed it could not be
______, ______, or ______. This means they would never have a
______, or paper to show ownership of a piece of land.
5) Chief Ninham and his people had to leave because the colonists showed them they had
a ______. They moved to ______, Massachusetts where the land was
not yet taken by colonists.
6) Although Ninham was respectful and peaceful leader, he and his warriors learned to
fight well with weapons and become excellent ______.
7) The colonists became angry with the King of England because he was taking their
______away. Now Chief Ninham received a ______from them
asking him and his warriors to fight in the ______War.
He was the ______Native Americans to join the colonists. Ninham still believed
the land belonged to the ______and the ______.
8) The chief, his son Abraham and other warriors fought the English in a place called
______. They were outnumbered and would lose.
9) The last words of Chief Ninham said to his men were, “ ______
______.”
He died defending the land near the Hudson River, otherwise known as the
______.
Name: ______Date: ______
After reading the book, Chief Ninham; Forgotten Hero by Eva Jean Bowman, complete the following questions.
1) This book is mainly about ______
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2) What is the author’s purpose for writing this book?
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3) Do you think the governor and the colonists really proved that they owned the land
with their deed? Explain. ______
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4) How do you think Chief Ninham really felt when the colonists asked him and his
warriors to join them to fight the English? ______
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5) Why do you think this is a good title for the book? If not, what would you rename
the book? ______
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6) Do you think Chief Ninham is a forgotten hero? Explain why.
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