Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, Westward Expansion Questions

What was one major result of settlers moving west?

• The U.S. government gave up trying to control the West

• Conflicts arose between settlers and the Plains Indians

• The Natives were allowed to keep all of their land

• The Plains Indians gained more land

What was the purpose of the Medicine Lodge Treaty?

• To give Natives control over U.S. territory

• To allow settlers to raid Native villages

• To create peace between the U.S. government and the Natives

• To remove all settlers from Native lands

What did the Native Americans agree to in the Medicine Lodge Treaty?

• Move to reservations and stop raiding the U.S.

• Fight against settlers and the U.S. government

• Trade weapons with settlers

• Move eastward into major U.S. cities

Who was the Comanche leader during the conflicts with the U.S. government?

• Sitting Bull

• Quanah Parker

• Vicksberg

• Abraham Lincoln

Why did the U.S. destroy buffalo herds?

• To make room for railroad expansion

• To sell buffalo meat in the East

• To get rid of Native Americans' largest food supply

• To stop buffalo from eating settlers’ crops

Why were many Plains Natives struggling on reservations before the Red River War?

• They were not allowed to leave the reservations

• They refused to hunt buffalo

• They were starving due to lack of food and supplies

• They had plenty of resources but wanted more

What event led the U.S. government to declare war on the Plains Natives?

• The discovery of gold in Texas

• The signing of a peace treaty

• Quanah Parker’s attack on Adobe Walls

What was the result of the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon?

• The war continued for many more years

• Native Americans gained control of Texas

• All Texas Natives were forced onto reservations

• The U.S. Army lost to the Native warriors

Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

• Cowboys who hunted buffalo

• Native warriors who fought against the U.S. Army

• Explorers searching for new lands

• A group of African American soldiers

Why were Buffalo Soldiers stationed along the southern border?

• To protect settlers from floods

• To stop Apache raids in Texas and Mexico

• To hunt buffalo for food

• To build new settlements