Westward Expansion

Which law gave 160 acres of land to settlers wanting to move West?

• Railroad Act

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

• Land Act

Which president approved construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Grant

• Lincoln

• Washington

• Hayes

What does assimilate mean?

• to move West

• to stay true to yourself

• to blend in or make like something else

• to eat

Which law broke up tribal lands into 160 acre farms to give back to Native Americans?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Railroad Act

• Land Act

Why did the US government encourage the slaughter of buffalo?

• they didn't like buffalo

• they sold them overseas

• they were hungry

• they didn't want Native Americans to hunt them

This battle was Custer's "Last Stand" where he led his troops to defeat against Native Americans.

• Civil War

• Geronimo

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Battle of Little Big Horn

The belief that people had the God-given right to expand their borders.

• Holy Land

• Manifestation

• Manifest Destiny

• Gold Rush

What did boarding schools change about Native American children? (check all that apply)

• hair

• clothing

• skills and beliefs

• names

This was the last major battle with the Plains tribes and ended with the massacre of hundreds of Native Americans.

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Custer's Last Stand

• Civil War