Students’ Questions about History Page 62

Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist who became famous after she refused to give up her bus seat to a white person.

Rosa Parks is important because she was a civil rights leader who fought for racial equality in the United States. She is also important because she was the first African American woman to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

The Rosa Parks Bus Boycott began on December 1, 1955.

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913.

He escaped by boarding a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland. From there, he took a boat to Philadelphia.

In the United States, Native American Day is celebrated on the fourth Friday in September. In Canada, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

The United States government established Native American reservations as part of its Indian removal policy. Native Americans were forced to move to these reservations in order to make room for white settlers moving west.

There are an estimated 300 Native American languages.

In some Native American tribes, when a male warrior takes on a berdache, he is taking on a role that is traditionally associated with women. This can be seen as a way of subverting traditional gender roles.

Native American reservations are located on lands that have been set aside by the federal government for the use of Native American tribes.