*831 Manifest Destiny

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest destiny 

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What did the Homestead Act do?

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Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in Oregon for free

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What was discovered in California just before the end of the war?

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Gold

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As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

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They were forced to live in reservations.

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The Treaty of Fort Laramie was a victory for whom?

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US settlers

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The Dawes Act of 1887 was a victory for whom?

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US settlers

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What is a reservation?

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area of land set aside for Native Americans

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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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The Dawes Act demonstrates that the U.S. government was seeking to:

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resolve the Native American issue without further military engagement.

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This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere.

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Dawes Act