U2 - Western Expansion

Front

What led Plains Native Americans to adopt a nomadic lifestyle?

Back

Introduction of horses

Front

How did Native Americans view land ownership?

Back

Land could not be owned

Front

What was the settlers' belief about Native Americans and land use?

Back

Natives did not want or use the land

Front

What did settlers do that destroyed the Native way of life?

Back

Destroyed the buffalo

Front

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

Back

To break up Native reservations and assimilate Natives

Front

What was one of the main goals of American Indian Residential Schools?

Back

To forcefully assimilate Native children into American culture

Front

What was the outcome of Chivington's surprise attack on the Cheyenne at Sand Creek?

Back

Natives were slaughtered, many wounded, several chiefs killed

Front

What was the Treaty of Fort Laramie primarily about?

Back

Forcing the Sioux to move to a reservation in western South Dakota

Front

What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn for the Sioux?

Back

The Sioux won - It marked their last victory against the US

Front

What fraction of the Nez Percé land was taken back by the U.S. when gold was discovered?

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