Native Americans and European Settlers: Historical Interactions

What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 grant to the United States?

• Land east of the Mississippi River

• Land west of the Mississippi River

• Florida and Texas

• All of Canada

What happened if Native American tribes refused to assimilate into American culture?

• They were forced to move farther west or live on reservations.

• They were given more land.

• They were allowed to govern themselves.

• They were sent to Europe.

Who was president when there were still around 125,000 Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River?

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

Which five tribes in the South were mentioned as still living east of the Mississippi River by 1828?

• Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek

• Navajo, Sioux, Apache, Iroquois, Mohawk

• Hopi, Zuni, Comanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho

• Blackfoot, Crow, Pawnee, Osage, Shawnee

What was the main purpose of the Indian Removal Act passed by Congress in 1830?

• To give the president power to negotiate relocation treaties with southern tribes.

• To provide land to settlers in the West.

• To assimilate Native Americans into American society.

• To end all conflicts with Native Americans.

What event in the mid-1800s opened the lands on the West Coast to American settlement?

• The gold rush in California and the Oregon Trail

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Civil War

• The building of the Transcontinental Railroad

Who were the Plains Indians?

• Nomadic Native American tribes who roamed the Great Plains

• Native Americans who lived in California

• Settlers moving west

• Miners and ranchers

What led to increased conflict between Native Americans and settlers in the Great Plains?

• Miners, cattlemen, and farmers moving into the region

• The end of the gold rush

• The building of schools

• The signing of peace treaties

How did the use of land in the Great Plains change with the arrival of settlers?

• It was used for mining, ranching, and farming.

• It was left untouched.

• It was used only for hunting.

• It was turned into national parks.

What did the buffalo provide for the Plains Indians?

• Food and other necessities

• Gold

• Horses

• Weapons