USII4A-Westward Expansion Test

Former enslaved African Americans journeyed west in hopes of finding a new (a)   .

American Indian homelands were reduced because of broken (a)   .

The reduction of the buffalo population caused many American Indians to (a)   into the western culture.

American Indians were forced to relocate from their traditional homelands onto (a)   .

Under the ____________, settlers were given ________ acres that they had to live on and farm for ________ years.

• Homecoming Act, 10, 5

• Homestead Act, 30, 5

• Homestead Act, 160, 5

• Hometraders Act, 160, 5

Match the following

• Nez Perce leader who resisted forced relocation be leading his people towards Canada.

• Sitting Bull

• Fierce and brave Apache who fled to Mexio and staged raids against incoming white settlers.

• Chief Joseph

• Lakota spiritual leader who led his people across the Plains in opposition to westward expansion.

• Geronimo

• Led the US Army at the Battle of Little Bighorn where he, and all his soldiers were killed.

• General Custer

Match the following

• Geronimo

• 
• Chief Joseph

• 
• Sitting Bull

• 
• General Custer

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The photographs are an example of:

• Inventions

• Assimilation

• Reservations

• Expansion

Opportunities for land ownership and technological advances were two reasons why people......

• Chose to migrate north into Canada

• Remained in the cities and small farms of the Eastern United States

• Decided to return to their native homelands in Europe and Asia

• Moved to the Western territories of the United States

Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and Chief Joseph were all:

• opposed to the westward expansion of the United States

• in agreement that assimilation attempts and lifestyle changes were necessary

• legendary American Indian trackers used by the U.S. Cavalry

• opposed to allowing former enslaved African Americans to own land