AW 1.3 Conflict and tension

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word in the brackets.

The US government knew that most white Americans believed that the Plains Indians had (no / some) rights to live on the Great Plains.

• NO

• SOME

Most white Americans believed that the Plains Indians were (savages / brave warriors).

• savages

• brave warriors

a.      Many white Americans thought that it was (wrong / right) for Plains Indians to have good land on the Plains.

• wrong

• right

a.      The US federal government (managed / struggled) to find an effective solution to prevent conflict between white settlers and Plains Indians.

• managed

• struggled

Two of these statements describe the main aims of the US federal government in dealing with the problem of conflict between the Plains Indians and white settlers Pick the two correct answers.

• Keeping white settlers and Plains Indians apart

• Pressuring Plains Indians to migrate to South America

• Persuading white settlers to respect Plains Indian culture

• Using military troops to control the Great Plains

• Encouraging Plains Indians to become like white settlers

True or False

The Permanent Indian Frontier was created in the 1830s.

• True

• False

True or False

B. The Permanent Indian Frontier meant that American Indians had to live to the east of the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

True or False

C. From 1834, it was illegal for whites to settle in the Indian Territory or to sell guns to American Indians.

• True

• False

True or False

D. The Plains Indians were expected to patrol the frontier to stop white settlers.

• True

• False

True or False

E. In the 1830s, there were many white settlers who wanted land on the Great Plains because it was good for farming.

• True

• False