The West

Who commanded the Seventh Cavalry of the United States army at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• George Armstrong Custer
• James Armstrong Custer
• John Smith
• Custer James Armstrong

What did the Homestead Act do?

• It limited immigration
• It regulated businesses
• It increased the tariff
• It gave free land to those who settled in the West

How did railroads impact Native Americans?

• They helped them thrive
• They made them wealthy
• They altered their way of life and took their land
• They had minimal effect on them

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

• Battle of Wounded Knee
• Battle of Little Bighorn
• Sand Creek Massacre
• The Red River War

Which event is considered the LAST conflict with Native Americans?

• Battle of Wounded Knee
• Battle of Little Bighorn
• Sand Creek Massacre
• The Red River War

1. The US Army won the Battle of Little Bighorn.

• True
• False

By the end of the 1880s, most Native Americans lived on reservations.

• True
• False

Which statement best explains what the Dawes Act did?

• a.  it took tribal lands from Native Americans, cut them into family-sized parcels, and sold leftover land to whites
• a.  it put bounties on buffalo, with the goal of starving the Native Americans
• a.  it gave free land to white settlers
• it allowed the railroads to build on private land

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

• Reconstruction
• assimilation
• populism
• cultural separation

Who were Buffalo Soldiers?

• Bob Marley
• Cheyenne Native Americans
• Segregated black military units
• Apache warriors