Q2 History SS.5.A.6.3, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 (L7-Westward Expansion)

What was the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?

• A treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government

• A land purchase from France that doubled the size of the U.S.

• A policy to move Native Americans to reservations

• A war between the U.S. and France over land

Why was the Louisiana Purchase considered beneficial for the U.S.?

• It allowed the U.S. to create reservations for Native Americans

• It provided more land for citizens to live and farm on

• It helped the U.S. avoid war with France

• It gave Native Americans control of their homelands

What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• A treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government

• A policy to move Native Americans to reservations across the Mississippi River

• A law that doubled the size of the U.S.

• A decision to allow Native Americans to keep their homelands

Why did the U.S. government want Native American lands?

• The land was good for farming and had valuable minerals

• The land was needed for building reservations

• The land was used to create treaties

• The land was uninhabited and unused

What did the U.S. government do when Native Americans resisted signing treaties?

• Allowed them to stay on their homelands

• Forced them to move using the U.S. Army

• Created new reservations for them

• Negotiated peacefully with them