Westward Expansion and Native American Tribes

What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• To negotiate treaties with Native American tribes

• To force Native American tribes west of the Mississippi

• To provide financial compensation to Native American tribes

• To establish reservations for Native American tribes

What was the result of the First Treaty of Fort Laramie?

• Annual payments of $50,000 to Native American tribes

• Noninterference from westward settlers

• Establishment of distinct tribal borders

• All of the above

What led to the Dakota War of 1862?

• Lack of annuity payments

• Increasing hunger among the Dakota people

• Continuous encroachment on reservation lands

• All of the above

What was the outcome of the Dakota War of 1862?

• Over one thousand White settlers were killed

• President Lincoln intervened and released the Dakota men

• Thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged

• All of the above

What happened during the Sand Creek Massacre?

• Colonel John Chivington led a militia raid on a peaceful camp

• Nearly one hundred Native Americans were killed, mostly women and children

• The American flag and white flag of surrender were flying

• All of the above

What did the U.S. Congress do to address the Indian uprisings?

• Commissioned a committee to investigate the causes

• Passed the Second Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Passed the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek

• All of the above

What led to the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Discovery of gold in the Black Hills

• Illegal invasion of Sioux lands by White prospectors

• Refusal of the tribes to sell or lease the land

• All of the above

Who led the Native American forces in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Sitting Bull

• Colonel George Custer

• Hunkpapa Lakota chief

• All of the above

What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Custer and 262 of his men were killed

• It was the greatest loss of U.S. troops to Native Americans

• The Native American forces were victorious

• All of the above

What was the impact of westward expansion on Native American tribes?

• Forced removal from their lands

• Massacres and violence

• Loss of resources and livelihood

• All of the above