Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans

What is another word for "fight"?

• squeamish

• squash

• skirmish

• skunkish

Directions: Select all that apply.

What were the impacts on Native Americans due to Westward Expansion?

• Native Americans were forced to assimilate to white culture.

• Native Americans were not impacted by Westward Expansion.

• Their way of life was affected by the destroying of bison.

• Battles brought out because Native Americans were resisting Westward Expansion.

• Native Americans were moved from their homes and forced to live on reservations.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

What is a reservation?

• An area of land settlers were forced to move to and live on because Native Americans were moving west.

• An area of land Native Americans were forced to move to and live on because of African Americans moving west.

• An area of land the government was forced to move to and live on because of settlers moving west.

• An area of land Native Americans were forced to move to and live on because of settlers moving west.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

Who said, "Here me, my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

• Nez Perce

• Sitting Bull

• Chief Joseph

• Geronimo

• Crazy Horse

The Battle of Little Bighorn took place in Montana. What region is this?

• Midwest

• Rocky Mountains

• Southwest

• Pacific

The Battle of Wounded Knee took place in South Dakota. What region is this?

• Midwest

• Southeast

• Rocky Mountains

• Pacific

The Sioux were performing a Ghost Dance which was making the US government and military suspicious. Who was shot and killed as a result of a fight because of the Ghost Dance?

• George Custer

• Chief Joseph

• Geronimo

• Sitting Bull

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• To send Native American children to boarding school.

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity.

• To force Native Americans to assimilate, or live like white Americans.

• To force Native Americans onto reservations.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

What is "assimilation"?

• One group of people being "absorbed" into another's culture.

• Quitting one group and joining another.

• Wanting to become part of another culture.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

Native Americans lost their homelands due to:

• droughts.

• selling their land.

• fights breaking out.

• treaties being broken.

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CCSS.RI.6.8