Westward Expansion

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What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to the west in search for gold?

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The Gold Rush

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As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?

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The Trail of Tears

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President Andrew Jackson offered to pay for Native American land and give them more land west of the Mississippi River if they would leave. What was this process called?

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Indian Removal Act of 1830

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How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?

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the amount of bison decreased

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What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

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the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources

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Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans (NA)? NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty; NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers; NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills; NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers.

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NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers

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How were the Native Americans (NA) economically affected by displacement?

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Many NA suffered from poverty and starvation.

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The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American continent was known as

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Manifest Destiny

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What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?

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Indian Removal Act

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Why did the US Congress pass the Indian Removal Act?

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Because the US was getting crowded and American citizens wanted the land of the Southeast that belonged to the Indians.