Unit 4.2, The Nation Expands: "Conflict with American Indians"

What law did President Andrew Jackson sign which ordered people of Indian nations east of the Mississippi River to move to Oklahoma?

• The Indian Relocation Act

• The American Indian Act

• The Trail of Tears

• The Indian Removal Act

What effects did westward expansion have on the buffalo population?

• Many buffalo were killed for their meat which decreased the buffalo population to about 1,000 by 1889.

• Many buffalo were killed for their meat which increased the population to about 1,000 by 1889.

• Many buffalo were able to hide in the wilderness & were not affected by westward expansion.

• The buffalo population increased as more people began moving west.

The U.S. government wanted them to become farmers, but the Lakota and Arapaho were ______________, which means they moved from place to place hunting food.

• hunters

• nomads

• travelers

• peaceful

Identify 3 facts regarding the Battle of Little Bighorn.

• The US Army was led by General Custer. The Lakota & Cheyenne were led by Crazy Horse, Gall, & Sitting Bull.

• Soldiers attacked the Indians in their village on the Little Big Horn River.

• The Lakota & Cheyenne won the battle, & many US soldiers were killed.

• The US army won the battle, & many Lakota & Cheyenne were killed.

• The Indians attacked US soldiers on the Little Big Horn River.

As more people continued to move west, fighting ___________ between the settlers & American Indians trying to protect their lands.

• increased

• decreased

• stayed the same

• stopped

When the US Army forced thousands of American Indians to leave their homes, what was Cherokee Chief John Ross's response?

• He agreed that it was legal & helped the US Army.

• He said it was illegal & took the case all the way to the Supreme Court.

• He said it was illegal, but he did not get involved.

• He agreed that it was legal, but he did not get involved.

In 1838, the US Army forced the Cherokee to make the 1,000 mile journey to the west. Thousands of Cherokee became sick & died from the terrible conditions along the way. This is known as the _______________________________________.

• The Oregon Trail

• The Trail of Cherokee

• The Trail of Tears

• The Long March West

US government representatives tried to make the American Indians assimilate to American life by changing their culture & traditions. What are 2 ways that the representatives did this?

• They were not allowed to go to school.

• Some of the Indian religious practices were made illegal.

• They were forced to leave the reservations to find food.

• They were not allowed to speak American Indian languages or wear traditional clothing at school.