The West and Native Americans

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Factors Leading to the Expansion of the Frontier
• Large amount of available land
• Abundance of longhorn cattle
• Demand for beef in the northern states
• ?????????
What other factor contributed to the expansion of the frontier?

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The rapid expansion of railroads into the West

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How did supporters of the Dawes Act of 1887 expect it to affect Native Americans? Options: by relocating Native American tribes further west, by assimilating Native Americans to white culture, by strengthening tribal identities among Native Americans, by recognizing equal rights of citizenship for Native Americans

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by assimilating Native Americans to white culture

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How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the United States during Reconstruction?

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It encouraged westward expansion.

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What did the Homestead Act do?

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It gave free land to those who settled in the West.

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How did railroads impact Native Americans? Options: They helped them thrive, They made them wealthy, They altered their way of life and took their land, They had minimal effect on them

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They altered their way of life and took their land

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Which event resulted in the death of American general Custer due to being dramatically outnumbered by Native Americans?

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Battle of Little Bighorn

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Which event is considered the LAST conflict with Native Americans? Options: Battle of Wounded Knee, Battle of Little Bighorn, Sand Creek Massacre, The Red River War

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Battle of Wounded Knee

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Which statement best explains what the Dawes Act did? Options: it took tribal lands from Native Americans, cut them into family-sized parcels, and sold leftover land to whites, it put bounties on buffalo, with the goal of starving the Native Americans, it gave free land to white settlers, it allowed the railroads to build on private land

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it took tribal lands from Native Americans, cut them into family-sized parcels, and sold leftover land to whites

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__________________ refers to the belief that Native Americans should give up their way of life to become part of “white” culture.

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assimilation

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Why was the buffalo important to many groups?

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They used buffalo for food, clothing, tools and shelter.