Western Expansion:Clash of Cultures, Mining and Ranching

What is the Great Plains region known for?

• Mountainous terrain

• Grassland region

• Coastal area

• Desert region

Who was Sitting Bull?

• A U.S. Cavalry officer

• A leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux

• A famous American settler

• A British general

What happened during the Massacre at Sand Creek?

• A peace treaty was signed

• 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho, mostly women and children, were killed

• The Sioux were relocated to a reservation

• The U.S. Cavalry was defeated

Who was George A. Custer?

• A leader of the Sioux

• A Colonel in the U.S. Cavalry killed by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

• A famous American settler

• A British general

What does the term "assimilation" refer to in the context of American Indians?

• The process of becoming similar to others by taking in and using their customs and culture

• The process of moving to a new land

• The process of forming alliances with other tribes

• The process of building new settlements

What did the Dawes Act do?

• It ended the Civil War

• It broke up Native American reservations, giving some allotments to Native Americans and ⅔ to white settlers

• It established trade routes

• It formed an alliance with the British

What was the significance of the Battle at Wounded Knee?

• It was a major victory for the Sioux

• It was a U.S. massacre of Sioux in South Dakota, signaling the end of the Indian War era

• It was a peace treaty signing

• It was the beginning of the Civil War

The moving of Cattle over trails to a shipping center

• long drive

• Chisholm Trail

• Comstock Lode

• Mining

Major Cattle Route from San Antonio, TX through Oklahoma, and Kansas.

• long drive

• Chisholm Trail

• Comstock Lode

• Mining

When the buffalo began to disappear, what animal dominated the Great Plains?

• Tigers

• Pigs

• Cattle

• Sheep