Impact of Westward Expansion

What was the main food source for American Indians on the Great Plains?

• Deer

• Buffalo

• Fish

• Corn

Buffalo:

Which part of the buffalo was used for making clothing and shelter?

• Bones

• Tongue

• Hides

• Hooves

Buffalo:

What was buffalo dung used for by American Indians?

• Cooking

• Fuel for fires

• Building material

• Medicine

Buffalo:

Which part of the buffalo was used for making weapons?

• Bones

• Fat

• Dung

• Muscles

Buffalo:

What impact did settlers have on the buffalo population?

• Increased it

• Devastated it

• No impact

• Protected it

Reservations:

What did the reservation system restrict for many American Indians?

• Access to education

• Freedom to travel

• Hunting grounds

• Access to gold mines

Assimilation:

Who believed assimilation could be a solution to conflicts with American Indians?

• American Indians

• Reformers

• Settlers

• Teachers

Assimilation:

What was the intention behind the reformers' efforts?

• To harm American Indians

• To help American Indians

• To ignore American Indians

• To isolate American Indians

Assimilation:

What language were American Indians taught as part of assimilation?

• English

• Spanish

• French

• German

Battle of Little Bighorn:

What event led to the conflict at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Discovery of gold on the Sioux reservation

• Attack on a U.S. fort

• Signing of a peace treaty

• Arrival of new settlers