U2 - Western Expansion

What led Plains Native Americans to adopt a nomadic lifestyle?

• Introduction of horses

• Introduction of farming

• Introduction of railroads

• Introduction of firearms

How did Native Americans view land ownership?

• Land could be owned by individuals

• Land could not be owned

• Land should be shared equally

• Land should be sold to settlers

What was the settlers' belief about Native Americans and land use?

• Natives wanted to sell the land

• Natives did not want or use the land

• Natives wanted to share the land

• Natives wanted to farm the land

What did settlers do that destroyed the Native way of life?

• Built factories

• Introduced new crops

• Destroyed the buffalo

• Created new laws

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• To preserve Native American culture

• To break up Native reservations and assimilate Natives

• To provide financial aid to Native Americans

• To establish new Native American reservations

What was one of the main goals of American Indian Residential Schools?

• To teach Native children their traditional languages

• To preserve Native American cultural practices

• To forcefully assimilate Native children into American culture

• To provide higher education opportunities for Native children

What was the outcome of Chivington's surprise attack on the Cheyenne at Sand Creek?

• Natives were relocated peacefully

• Natives were given reparations

• Natives were slaughtered, many wounded, several chiefs killed

• Natives formed an alliance with the US troops

What was the Treaty of Fort Laramie primarily about?

• Establishing a military base in the Black Hills

• Forcing the Sioux to move to a reservation in western South Dakota

• Allowing miners to explore the Black Hills

• Buying land from the Natives

What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn for the Sioux?

• It marked their first victory against the US

• The Sioux won - It marked their last victory against the US

• It resulted in a peace treaty

• It led to the establishment of a new reservation

What fraction of the Nez Percé land was taken back by the U.S. when gold was discovered?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 9/10

• 3/4