DECEMBER 11 SETTLEMENT OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE WEST

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Based on the first paragraph of your source (first page), why did people from all over flock to California starting 1848?

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People hoped to find gold & get rich.

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Based on the second paragraph of your source (first page), what was the biggest benefit of mining camps back then?

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Mining provided jobs for many thousands.

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Based on the first paragraph of your source (second page), what was the Homestead Act all about?

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This law gave 160 acres of land free to anyone who would settle on it and farm for at least five years.

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Based on the second paragraph of your source (second page), why did the Mormon pioneers decide to move westward?

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The Mormons wanted to avoid the hostility they faced in the East.

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What occurred during the late 1700s & early 1800s?

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Native Americans who lived north of the Ohio River lost their lands.

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Based on the last paragraph of your source (second page), these are all the present-day areas which were labeled as “Indian Territory” after the 1830s, EXCEPT—-- KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, IOWA

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OHIO

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What is the Indian Removal Act passed in 1830?

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It said that the Native Americans who remained in the East must also leave their homes and move west of the Mississippi.