6.3 Social and Cultural Development in the West Q

During Westward Expansion, which groups of people migrated to the West?

• White farming families, African Americans, Mexicans, and immigrants from Europe and China

• Only white farming families

• Only African Americans

• Only Mexicans

What role did cattle ranching play in the economy of the Far West?

• It had no impact on the economy

• It led to the decimation of the American bison population

• It brought significant financial success to settlers

• It caused conflicts between settlers and Native Americans

What challenges did cowboys and cattle ranchers face in getting the animals from the range to the railroad centers?

• Mass killing by white hunters

• All of the above

• Climate changes and competition for forage

• Brandings and roundups

What led to the decimation of the American bison population during Westward Expansion?

• Competition for forage

• Climate changes

• Mass killing by white hunters

• All of the above

What conflicts arose during Westward Expansion?

• Conflicts between white settlers, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans

• Only conflicts between white settlers and Mexican Americans

• Only conflicts between white settlers and African Americans

• Only conflicts between white settlers and Native Americans

Which battles were part of the Indian wars during Westward Expansion?

• Great Sioux War and Battle of Little Bighorn

• Battle of Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of Yorktown and Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Gettysburg and Battle of Antietam

What did the U.S. government do to Native Americans during Westward Expansion?

• Assimilated them into American culture through education and citizenship policies

• Recognized their tribal sovereignty

• Provided them with equal rights and opportunities

• Violated treaties and confined them to reservations

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act passed in 1887?

• To violate treaties with Native Americans

• To recognize tribal sovereignty of Native Americans

• To confine Native Americans to reservations

• To assimilate Native Americans into American culture through land laws

What efforts were made to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American culture?

• Recognizing their tribal sovereignty

• Providing them with equal rights and opportunities

• Violating treaties and confining them to reservations

• Education and citizenship policies

What did the closing of the frontier in 1890 mark?

• The end of conflicts between different groups of settlers

• The end of conflicts between settlers and Native Americans

• The end of Westward Expansion

• The end of the first period of American history