Westward Expansion

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The Dawes Act...

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divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation

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This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to

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promote cultural assimilation

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Best title for the illustration: Divine Nature, Survival of the Fittest, Universal Expansion, Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny

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Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States? Options: European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety., Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming., Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward., The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

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Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

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Which movement started throughout the Indigenous peoples to try and return life to pre-white expansion? Options: Powwows, Sweats, Ghost Dance, Sundance

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Ghost Dance

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Where was George A. Custer killed by a group of Sioux, including Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, in 1876?

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Battle of Little Big Horn

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____ was a plan in which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture. Options:

Isolation

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Assimilation

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Coronation

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Canonization

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Assimilation

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Name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas after the Civil War.

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Exodusters

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Its slaughter was once seen as a way to starve Native Americans into submission

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buffalo extermination

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Last major conflict with Native Americans where about 300 Sioux were killed, including women and children.

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Wounded Knee