Westward Expansion

Who was General Custer?

• Native American warrior

• Native American soldier

• a commander of the 7th cavalry Regiment for the U.S. Army

• Native American Chief

Why is the Battle of the Little Bighorn often referred to as Custer's Last Stand?

• Despite being outnumbered, the U.S. Army defeated the Lakota.

• Custer died in the battle, so this battle was his last effort to fight against the enemy.

• Sitting Bull had a vision of Custer standing on the hill.

• All of the above.

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

This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere. 

• Homestead Act 
• Morrill Act 
• Dawes Act 
• Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868

The Battle of Wounded Knee...

• was the first major battle of the west
• was also known as Custer's Last Stand
• was the last major battle of the west
• none of the above

The Ghost Dance...

• was a sacred dance used by the natives 
• was a sacred dance
• used to summon the natives dead ancestors to remove the white settlers
• all of the above

assimilation means...

• to become a part of a different culture
• to forget your name
• to leave your home
• to ignore another culture

Most Native tribes were _________ because they had to follow the buffalo

• nomadic
• static
• athiest
• mormon

This animal was the center of Native American life and culture.

• horse
• Bambi
• Buffalo
• Reindeer

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.