2.1 Culture Clashes 2023

How did government policies affect the social interactions of Native Americans during westward expansion?

• Native Americans were segregated, forced to live on reservations.

• Native Americans were given citizenship rights under the 14th Amendment.

• Government policies passed legislation protecting the culture of Native Americans.

• Native Americans were deported to their original homeland.

How did government policies contribute to the cultural clashes of westward expansion?

• The US military was responsible for several massacres of Native Americans.

• Government policies resulted in the cultural blending of settlers and Native Americans.

• Government policies outlawed the development of assimilation schools.

• The US Military provided protection for Native Americans living in the Great Plains.

How did assimilation shape the culture during westward expansion?

• The government tried to force white culture on the Native Americans.

• The government passed laws to protect Native American culture.

• Assimilation helped preserve Native American culture.

• Assimilation resulted in the Wounded Knee Massacre.

How did the extermination of the buffalo contribute to westward expansion?

• It forced Native Americans to depend on the U.S. government for food and supplies.

• It created a new source of income for Native Americans who traded with the US Cavalry.

• It led to the development of the transcontinental railroad system for transportation.

• It ended the inhumane practice of forced assimilation of Native Americans.

How did the government policy of the Dawes Act exploit Native Americans?

• It provided Native Americans with land and resources to start their own businesses and prosper economically.

• It forced ownership laws on the Native Americans that they did not understand

• It allowed Native Americans to vote in federal elections giving them political power.

• It established reservations where Native Americans could live autonomously.

How does Helen Hunt Jackson portray the treatment of the Native Americans?

• She believes the mistreatment of Native Americans is unforgivable.

• She believes the retaliation of Native Americans justifies war.

• She supports the forced cultural assimilation of Native Americans.

• She defends the government policies to maintain social order in the west.

Why does Helen Hunt Jackson compare the mistreatment of Native Americans in Colorado in 1880 to Georgia in 1830 and Ohio in 1795??

• to point out that little progress has been made in the treatment of Native Americans

• to justify the Native American retaliation to white settlers at Wounded Knee

• to explain the need for assimilation of Native Americans into the new American culture

• to defend the government policies that exist during westward expansion

What is Helen Hunt Jackson's purpose?

• to point out that more than just granting citizenship to Native Americans needs to be done

• to justify the genocidal actions of white settlers against Native Americans

• to explain the need to clear land for westward development such as railroads

• to defend the government policies that exist during westward expansion

Which best describes Laura Kellogg's point in this passage?

• White people are born with a distinct economic advantage over Native Americans.

• The only way for economic equality is to assimilate Native Americans into white culture.

• Native Americans are born more free spirited; therefore, they must be educated to conform to social standards.

• Cultural Blending will help preserve the distinctive Native American cultures in the US.

Which of the following statements by Laura Kellogg suggest there is a lack of economic mobility for Native Americans?

• "There are no markets of their own making and their own responsibility"

• "It calls for a continual effort toward improvement"

• "The white child comes from a well-established economic environment"

• "This child is continually asking of his parents to find a better means of support"