Unit 1- The Rise of Industrialism

Why did the white man try to destroy American Indian customs

• To assimilate American Indians

• They were jealous of their artwork

• They wanted to become more like the American Indians

• They wanted to prove their superiority

What was the primary reason for the forced relocation of American Indians?

• They wanted to take over their lands

• They wanted to protect them from harm

• They wanted to integrate them into their society

• They wanted to teach them new skills

What was the impact of the Indian Removal Act on the American Indian tribes?

• It led to their cultural assimilation

• It led to their economic prosperity

• It led to their physical displacement

• It led to their political empowerment

How did the American Indians respond to the white man's attempts to destroy their customs?

• They willingly adopted the white man's customs

• They resisted and fought to preserve their customs

• They ignored the white man's attempts

• They sought help from other tribes

Which act encouraged people to use the transcontinental railroad?

• The Home Acre Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Indian Removal Act

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To encourage westward expansion

• To discourage people from settling in the East

• To increase the population of the South

• To decrease the population of the North

How did the Dawes Act affect the American Indians?

• It led to their cultural preservation

• It led to their economic downfall

• It led to their political empowerment

• It led to their physical displacement

Why did the American government want to assimilate the American Indians?

• To make them adopt the American way of life

• To make them abandon their own customs

• To make them contribute to the American economy

• All of the above

What was the impact of the Homestead Act on the American West?

• It led to a decrease in population

• It led to an increase in agricultural development

• It led to a decrease in industrial development

• It led to an increase in urbanization

What did the Dawes act authorize?

• Sell off pieces of Reservation land

• Move American Indians to cities

• Sell ancestral lands 

• Move American Indians out West