1 Western Expansion Native Americans

Which act took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?

• Homestead Act

• Morril Act

• Dawes Act

• Reconstruction Act

Which act divided Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to Indian families?

• Hayes Act

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Bland-Allison Act

• Dawes Act

Hundreds of Native American Indians were killed (men, women, and children) as a result of ______________________.

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• World War I

________________ resulted in a victory for the Native Americans against the white colonists.

• World War II

• Battle of Little Bighorn

Which animal's population was reduced by white Americans as a result of assimilation attempts?

• Bear

• Buffalo

• Cow

• Horse

Choose the 4 ways American Indians were impacted by the arrival of the pioneers:

• Opposition by the Native Americans

• Forced relocation from traditional lands to reservations

• Reduced population through warfare and disease

• Made friends with the pioneers

• Assimilation attempts and lifestyle changes

Choose one way American Indians were impacted by the arrival of the pioneers:

• Made friends with Native Americans

• Reduced their homelands through treaties that were broken

What does assimilation mean?

• To become a part of a different culture

• To forget your name

• To leave your home

• To ignore another culture

Native Americans were forced to live in:

• ghettos

• teepees

• farms

• reservations

Which animal provided the Plains Indians with all their basic necessities?

• Horse

• Cow

• Buffalo

• Beaver