Westward Expansion

What event is associated with the massacre at Sand Creek in 1864?

• A peaceful negotiation between Native Americans and U.S. military

• A surprise attack by U.S. troops on a Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment

• A major victory for the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes

• The signing of a treaty between Native American tribes and the U.S. government

What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Big Horn for the U.S. forces?

• A decisive victory

• A strategic retreat

• A significant defeat

• A stalemate

Which battle is famously known as "Custer's Last Stand"?

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Battle of Little Big Horn

• Battle of Sand Creek

• Battle of Fort Laramie

These photographs provide evidence that one goal of the Carlisle Indian School was to —

• restore U.S. citizenship to American Indians

• encourage the study of American Indian religious practice

• protect American Indians from nativist policies

• assimilate American Indians into U.S. culture

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• To preserve the cultural practices of Native Americans

• To allocate land to individual Native American families

• To increase tribal lands

• To promote nomadic lifestyles among Native Americans

Who was Sitting Bull?

• A U.S. Army general known for his role in the Indian Wars

• A Native American chief who fought at the Battle of Little Big Horn

• The U.S. President who signed the Dawes Act

• A missionary who worked to assimilate Native Americans

This event marked the end of the Indian Wars.

• Wounded Knee

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The Battle of Black Water Bay

• The Battle of the Alamo

What does the term "assimilate" refer to in the context of Native American history?

• To maintain traditional lifestyles and resist changes

• To adopt and integrate into another culture, typically the dominant one

• To sign treaties with the U.S. government

• To travel continuously without a permanent home

More than anything else, what did most American settlers want from American Indians?

• for them to be religious

• for them to dress like Europeans/white Americans

• their farming skills

• their land

What characterizes a nomadic lifestyle, which was common among some Native American tribes?

• Settling in one place to farm and build communities

• Moving frequently to follow food sources

• Building large, permanent structures as homes

• Engaging primarily in trade with European settlers