Topic 6.3 Conflict with American Indians

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Why did the white Americans oust the American Indians from their homes?

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Because they wanted more land and resources.

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How did the Indian Removal act change the country?

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It led to the forced relocation of Native Americans and opened land for white settlers.

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The frontier in the first half of the nineteenth century meant:

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A symbol of opportunity and progress for the nation

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The cultures of the American Indians west of the Appalachians were:

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nomadic hunters and gatherers

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On their way west, American settlers would attack American Indians because:

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they wanted to protect their land and resources.

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What led to mistrust between the white settlers and the American Indians?

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Broken treaties and land disputes

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The Native American groups that once lived primarily in Georgia and Alabama were: Cherokee and Creek, Iroquois and Sioux, Navajo and Hopi, Seminole and Cheyenne

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Cherokee and Creek

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The Native American groups that lived primarily in Mississippi were: Cherokee and Iroquois, Choctaw and Chickasaw, Navajo and Apache, Sioux and Cheyenne

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Choctaw and Chickasaw

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Frontier is defined as:

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The extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness.

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Which Native American groups sided with the United States in the war of 1812? Options: Cherokee and Creek, Shawnee and Miami, Seminole and Osage, Iroquois and Sioux

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Cherokee and Creek