Westward Expansion

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What policy was put in place by the U.S. Government that was directed towards Native Americans in the late 1800s? Options: forced relocation onto reservations, genocide on a mass scale, Indian removal and compensation for territory, cultural assimilation and division of tribal lands

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cultural assimilation and division of tribal lands

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Under the Homestead Act, homesteaders could gain title to the land by

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planting and farming it for five years

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What did the Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court decision advocate?

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advocated separate but equal accommodations in the United States

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What area of the country saw the largest expansion of railroad tracks during this period? Options: North, West, South, East

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West

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest destiny 

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A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $18

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Homestead Act

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How did passage of the Dawes Act affect Native American Indians?

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It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture

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How did westward expansion impact Native Americans?

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It destroyed the buffalo and the Native American way of life.

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Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.

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Assimilation