Westward Movement Native Americans

The Dawes Act demonstrates that the U.S. government was seeking to:

• suppress Native American dissent for the policies of the U.S. government.

• resolve the Native American issue without further military engagement.

• cut off all future aid to Native Americans.

• relinquish all territorial claims to lands once controlled by Native Americans.

Which movement or trend was most significant in creating the conflict with Plains Indians that ultimately led to this law?

• railroad expansion to the West Coast

• the extermination of the bison population

• the Social Gospel movement

• homesteaders expanding into the plains region

When was the Dawes Act established?

• 1887
• 1945
• 1940
• 1850

The Dawes Act...

• Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
• divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
• provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
• established the route for the Transcontinental railroad

The Dawes Act broke up__________ and gave_________of land to Native Americans.

• reservations; allotments

• pueblos; parcels

• tribes; allotments

The Dawes Act helped to reduce tribal ways of life.

• True

• False

What is assimilation?

• the absorption of the dominant culture and not practicing a previous culture

• absorbing nutrients

What is manifest destiny?

• a water route

• a treaty with Native American tribes

• idea that america should spread west

• a piece of land purchased from France

One of the impacts that westward movement had on Native Americans was that they were relocated from their traditional lands to ______.

• Overseas territories

• Internment camps

• Canada and Mexico

• Reservations

The discovery of _______ and ________ was a major reason for westward movement, but many Native American tribes lost their land as a result.

• Copper - Iron ore

• Wheat - Dry farming

• Weapons - Buffalo

• Gold - Silver