Native American Indian Removal

What best describes 1860 - 1900 Era?

• Cattle, Indian Removal and Railroad innovation
• Age of  Oil
• Age of Explorers
• World War 1

What did the United States do to change the Lifestyle of Natives?

• The U.S eliminated most if not all Native tribes
• Natives are placed in reservations
• The U.S respected the traditions and life of Natives and left them alone
• Natives experience famine and drought

Which African American regiment or troop helped move Natives to reservations and help keep the peace?

• Wranglers
• Rustlers
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Cowboys

What were some of the reasons for the Range Wars in Texas in the late 1800s?

• sharecroppers and tenant farming
• barbed wire and ranchers fencing land
• migration of people to West Texas
• American Indians raiding settlements

What helped cities boom in the late 1800s?

• Cities grew with railroad expansion
• American Indians removed to reservations
• Cotton became the number one industry in Texas
• Population in Texas dropped to the loud noise of the train

Which innovation was created for irrigation and to support farms and ranches in dry areas?

• urbanization
• cotton gin
• windmills
• barbed wire

What was one of the negative effects of the barbed wire on the Texas frontier?

• introduction of  rodeos
• end of cattle trails and drives
• cattle ranches decline
• American Indian raids increased

As semi-nomadic people, the Native Americans of the Great Plains followed this big game as they hunted them for food

• Moose
• Wolf
• Bear
• Buffalo

What is one example of US governments assimilation of Native Americans?

• Native American schools
• killing the buffalo
• Native American Wars
• Massacre at Wounded Knee

How did supporters of the Dawes Act of 1887 expect it to affect Native Americans?

• 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