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