Westward Expansion

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Which of the following characterized the boomtowns of the West? high birth rates, sudden growth, tightly clustered houses, underground gold mines

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sudden growth

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How did the buffalo influence Native American life on the Great Plains?

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Provided them with many of their basic needs

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Why did settlers come to the Black Hills of South Dakota?

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The discovery of gold in the region

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Which of the following correctly describes a belief of Native Americans towards the land of the Great Plains?
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They believed that starting a business on the land would give them a stake in the country,
They believed that they had no rights to the land due to the United States government,
They believed that no one should be allowed to hunt on their land as it was sacred,
They believed the land was no one’s and was unable to be owned by men

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They believed the land was no one’s and was unable to be owned by men

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Which of the following was part of the government’s plan of assimilation for the Native Americans?
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Students would be able to speak any language they choose in school
The government would set up schools for Native American children
Native American students would learn to live like white Americans
Students would be encouraged to wear their traditional clothing

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The government would set up schools for Native American children

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How did the U.S. government change its policy toward Native American land during the 1850s?

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It created new treaties that defined specific boundaries for each tribe.

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Which of the following correctly describes an effect of the destruction of the buffalo? Nomadic Native Americans needed to roam greater distances to find food

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Nomadic Native Americans needed to roam greater distances to find food

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Which of the following was true of the events of the Battle of Wounded Knee? Native Americans won a quick victory at Wounded Knee, which ended the fighting with settlers; Native Americans wanted revenge against General Custer for the death of Sitting Bull; The Seventh Cavalry fired the first shots, which began the Battle of Wounded Knee; Most of the Native Americans who died during the fighting were unarmed

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Most of the Native Americans who died during the fighting were unarmed

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For Native Americans, whose job was it to provide for and defend the family?

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men

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In Native American culture, whose job was it to take care of the children, the garden, and the house?

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women