Westward Expansion Pt. 2

Why did the US government force the American Indians to leave their land?

• To steal the gold from their land.

• to open Indian lands for settlement by white settlers.

• to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution.

• Both A & B

Why did the native Americans fight in the battle of Little Bighorn? General Custer and US soldiers attacked the

• Because they didn't want to give up their land.

• The US wanted to end the War between the Lakota and the Cheyenne.

• The Native Americans took over the town of Little Bighorn and forced the settlers to leave.

• The US wanted the Native Americans to move to Georgia.

The Trail of Tears _____.

• was when Mexican soldiers surrounded the Spanish Mission and killed 200 men.

• The trail that pioneers took to Oregon Country.

• The trail American Indians took when they were kicked off their land and moved to Indian Reservations.

• The battle between the Lakota, Sioux, and Cheyenne.

This map shows a picture of ___________.

• Oregon Territory

• New Indian Reservations

• Trail of Tears

• Louisiana Territory

What were the goals of the Lewis and Clark exploration?

• Make a map to study the climate, plants, animals (natural history).

• Find a route to the Pacific Ocean

• Find religious freedom and build new settlements.

• Claim new land and pan for gold.