Native American History and Expansion Quiz, 1.3 part II

Which U.S. law aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots?

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Dawes Act of 1887

• Indian Removal Act

• Land Grant Act

Who was the U.S. President associated with the policy of Native American removal?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which Native American leader is famous for the quote, “I will fight no more forever”?

• Sitting Bull

• Chief Joseph

• Crazy Horse

• Quannah Parker

What was the name of the spiritual movement that spread among Native Americans in the late 19th century and was associated with the Wounded Knee Massacre?

• Ghost Dance

• Sun Dance

• Rain Dance

• Buffalo Dance

Which act provided free land to settlers willing to farm it for five years?

• Dawes Act of 1887

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Indian Removal Act

• Land Grant Act

Who was the leader of the Lakota Sioux who played a key role in the defeat of Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Chief Joseph

• Sitting Bull

• Quannah Parker

• Red Cloud

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To remove Native Americans from their land

• To connect the eastern and western United States

• To provide land to Native Americans

• To establish reservations

Which Native American chief delivered the “Cooper Union” speech?

• Chief Joseph

• Red Cloud

• Quannah Parker

• Crazy Horse

What term describes African Americans who moved west after the Civil War to settle in places like Kansas?

• Exodusters

• Land Grant settlers

• Homesteaders

• Cowboys

Which event marked the end of the Indian Wars in 1890?

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Wounded Knee Massacre

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Oklahoma Land Run