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1. Under the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, the United States broke up Native American reservations and gave
Native American families homesteads to farm. Homesteaders were required to live on their land for twenty-five
years and were required to give up their Native American traditions. At the end of the twenty-five years, the Native
Americans would own the land and would become U.S. citizens. What is one effect the Dawes Severalty Act had on
Native Americans?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The amount of land controlled by Native Americans increased.
Many Native Americans established successful farms on their homesteads.
Native Americans lost much of the land that they had before the Dawes Act.
Many Native Americans left the United States and moved to Canada.
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2. What was the purpose behind the American Indian Ghost Dance?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Lakota Sioux thought new dances would bring back the roaming buffalo needed for food.
The Sioux warriors thought the dance would create a larger designated Indian Territory.
It was believed that the dance would enable the growth of numerous, prosperous crops.
It was believed the dance would eliminate the whites and bring back deceased Native Americans.
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3. During World War II, what was the major reason for relocating many Japanese-Americans to government-run
internment camps?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the
the
the
the
need for workers in factories at the internment camps
desire of most Japanese-Americans to escape to Japan
fear that Japanese-Americans might betray the U.S.
desire to build a stronger army to fight the Germans
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4. Which statement most accurately explains the result of the Connecticut Compromise?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It
It
It
It
settled a debate over representation in Congress.
settled the dispute over the Electoral College.
established the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
resolved the debate over slavery and commercial trade.
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5.
Following the Civil War, settlement of the West increased rapidly. The building of the Transcontinental Railroad, for example, allowed
settlers to travel to western territories in a week, rather than the six to eight months the same trip would normally have taken in a wagon.
More settlers moving to the western territories resulted in which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Native Americans were moved onto reservations.
Native Americans were forced into slavery.
Settlers sold land to the Native Americans.
Settlers shared the land with Native Americans.
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6. Which industry was most affected by the Pullman Strike of 1894?
A.
B.
C.
D.
steel
railroad
coal
oil
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7. Which Comanche leader led an attack on buffalo hunters at the Adobe Walls trading post that led to the Red
River War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chief Joseph
Quanah Parker
Red Cloud
Sitting Bull
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8. Which of these people played a major role in helping to gain women the right to vote?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Margaret Sanger
Rosa Parks
Susan B. Anthony
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9. Which of the following forced Native Americans onto reservations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the
the
the
the
Northwest Ordinance
Land Ordinance
Dawes Act
Indian Appropriations Act
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10. Which of the following is one of the reasons that the United States invaded Iraq in 2003?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The
The
The
The
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
believed that Iraq was protecting al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
wanted to liberate Kuwait which had been invaded by Iraq.
believed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
wanted to take control of Iraq's oil fields.
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11. In 1868, the United States and the Lakota tribe signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie, which granted the Lakota
ownership of the Black Hills in South Dakota and Wyoming. During the 1870s, many settlers moved into the area
owned by the Lakota, disregarding the treaty. Why were the settlers so interested in this land?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Black Hills provided an excellent location for a potential transcontinental rail line.
An expedition led by George Custer discovered gold there.
The settlers were eager to do business with the Lakota.
The settlers thought it would be a great area to farm.
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12. How did industrialization during the late 1800s contribute to the development of organized labor?
A.
B.
C.
D.
by
by
by
by
paying individuals high wages and great benefits
reducing the demand for new machinery in factories
contributing to the growth of college business programs
creating low-skill jobs that made employees easy to replace
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13. Who led the Sioux warriors against Colonel George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
A. Sitting Bull
B. Yellow Bird
C. Big Foot
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14. What was the last armed conflict to take place between the Native Americans and the U.S. Army?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wounded Knee
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of Tippecanoe
Sand Creek Massacre
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15. Which of the following contributed to the Wounded Knee Massacre?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the passage of the Dawes Act
the Ghost Dance
Christian missionaries
the Battle of Little Big Horn
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16. Which factor was a major cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s?
A.
B.
C.
D.
increased taxes to pay veterans as demanded by the American Bonus Army in 1932
excessive borrowing to buy stocks leading to the stock market crash of 1929
high protective tariff rates brought on by the McKinley Tariff of 1890
farmers raising crop prices with the creation of the Federal Farm Marketing Board in 1930
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17.
My brethren and my friends who are here before me this day, God Almighty has made us all, and He is here to bless what I have to say to
you today. The Good Spirit made us both. He gave you lands and He gave us lands; He gave us these lands; you came in here, and we
respected you as brothers. God Almighty made you but made you all white and clothed you; when He made us He made us with red
skins and poor; now you have come.
When you first came we were very many, and you were few; now you are many, and we are getting very few, and we are poor. You do not
know who appears before you today to speak. I am a representative of the original American race, the first people of this continent. We
are good and not bad. The reports that you hear concerning us are all on one side. We are always well disposed to them. You are here
told that we are traders and thieves, and it is not so. We have given you nearly all our lands, and if we had any more land to give we
would be very glad to give it. We have nothing more. We are driven into a very little land, and we want you now, as our dear friends, to
help us with the government of the United States.
—Red Cloud
Red Cloud is appealing to which group to help prevent the Sioux from being moved to the reservations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
other tribes
Sitting Bull
ordinary citizens
Ulysses S. Grant
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18.
Here me, my chiefs, I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more, forever.
—Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perce tribe, said these famous words to the U.S. Army when he was stopped at the
Canadian border. Why was he seeking refuge there?
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Canadian border. Why was he seeking refuge there?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The settlers had just killed his family at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
He believed there were more opportunities for his people in Canada.
The U.S. government opened the land of his tribe to white settlement.
He was looking to be reunited with his children who had fled north.
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19. Which of the following best describes the U.S. foreign policy of containment used during the Cold War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The
The
The
The
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
worked to maintain peace throughout the world.
wanted to prevent the spread of communism.
hoped to become more allied with the Soviet Union.
wanted to become less involved in foreign affairs.
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20. After the Nez Perce of Oregon were ordered to move to a reservation in Idaho, which tribal leader led an
unsuccessful escape attempt to Canada?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tecumseh
Crazy Horse
Geronimo
Chief Joseph
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21. The basic ideas behind the Nullification Crisis were also among the basic ideas behind which of the following
American events?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the
the
the
the
Dawes Act
Civil War
Chinese Exclusion Act
Mexican War
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22. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments granted greater political rights to
A.
B.
C.
D.
former soldiers.
children.
former slaves.
women.
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23. During World War I, why did Germany feel it was justified in attacking the British passenger ship Lusitania?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Lusitania had fired upon German ships.
The British were also using it to transport war materials.
It was Germany's policy to attack civilians.
German passenger ships were also attacked during the war.
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24. Which of the following was one of the results of the Spanish-American War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The
The
The
The
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
suffered a significant loss of life.
established itself as a global power.
became less interested in foreign affairs.
gave up a great deal of territory to Spain.
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25. What plan was supported by Franklin D. Roosevelt to get people working during the Great Depression?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fair Deal
New Deal
Great Society
New Frontier
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26. Which president was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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27. In an attempt to weaken the Native American population, the U.S. government
A.
B.
C.
D.
refused to trade food and clothing with tribes.
attempted to relocate the tribes into Canada and Mexico.
tried to limit the number of children allowed per family.
promoted the hunting and destruction of bison.
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28. In the 1840s, the slogan "54-40 or Fight!" was used to support American annexation of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oregon.
California.
New Mexico.
Texas.
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29. Why were Native Americans forced to live on reservations in present-day Oklahoma during the Nineteenth
Century?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to
to
to
to
take advantage of ranching and mining opportunities in the West
hunt the growing number of buffalo herds that blanketed the plains
gain land that would give them better agricultural opportunities
make room for expanding white settlement in the eastern U.S.
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30. Who led the Sioux warriors against Colonel George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sitting Bull
Big Foot
Yellow Bird
Geronimo
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31. In an attempt to weaken the Native American population, the U.S. government
A.
B.
C.
D.
refused to trade food and clothing with tribes.
attempted to relocate the tribes into Canada and Mexico.
tried to limit the number of children allowed per family.
promoted the hunting and destruction of bison.
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32. Which of the following was part of the assimilation attempt by the U.S. government?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Native American religious practices were punishable by United States law.
Young Native American men were forced to join the United States army.
Native Americans were forced into factory jobs under harsh conditions.
Native American children were forced into American boarding schools.
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33. Which Supreme Court ruling determined that segregation in the public school system was unconstitutional?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Marbury v. Madison
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34. What was the result of the Dawes Act?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Most Native American tribes were forced from the East onto reservations in present-day Oklahoma.
The U.S. government began a system of assimilation in an attempt to "Americanize" Native Americans.
Native Americans lands were divided into small plots of land and distributed to individual families.
Native American tribes were paid financial retribution after their lands were sold to the whites.
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35.
There comes a time when people get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression. . . . I want it to be known that we're
going to work with grim and bold determination to gain justice on the buses in this city. And we are not wrong. . . .
—Martin Luther King, Jr., 1965
According to this excerpt, what idea did Martin Luther King, Jr., oppose?
A.
B.
C.
D.
higher fees
restrictions
segregated
limited city
charged to African American bus riders
on the hiring of minority bus drivers
seating on Montgomery's city buses
bus routes for African American riders
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36. Which battle was one of the few victories that Native Americans had over U.S. troops in the 19th century?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Battle
Battle
Battle
Battle
of
of
of
of
Tippecanoe
Little Big Horn
Fallen Timbers
Wounded Knee
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37. The leaders of which three countries were known as the "Big Three" during World War II?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union
United Kingdom, France, and Germany
United States, Canada, and Mexico
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38.
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38.
The policy pursued toward the Indians has resulted favorably...many tribes of Indians have been induced to settle upon reservations, to
cultivate the soil, to perform productive labor of various kinds, and to partially accept civilization. They are being cared for in such a way,
it is hoped, as to induce those still pursuing their old habits of life to embrace the only opportunity which is left them to avoid
extermination.
—Ulysses S. Grant, 1871
Which idea is being expressed in this quotation from President Grant?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the
the
the
the
assimilation of Native Americans
end of the Plains Wars
creation of the reservation system
work of the Catholic missionaries
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39.
• favored a strong national government
• favored a national bank
• was supported by bankers, merchants and other businessmen
Which 18th century political party is described in the box above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Populist
Federalist
Democratic-Republican
Whig
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40.
My brethren and my friends who are here before me this day, God Almighty has made us all, and He is here to bless what I have to say to
you today. The Good Spirit made us both. He gave you lands and He gave us lands; He gave us these lands; you came in here, and we
respected you as brothers. God Almighty made you but made you all white and clothed you; when He made us He made us with red
skins and poor; now you have come.
When you first came we were very many, and you were few; now you are many, and we are getting very few, and we are poor. You do not
know who appears before you today to speak. I am a representative of the original American race, the first people of this continent. We
are good and not bad. The reports that you hear concerning us are all on one side. We are always well disposed to them. You are here
told that we are traders and thieves, and it is not so. We have given you nearly all our lands, and if we had any more land to give we
would be very glad to give it. We have nothing more. We are driven into a very little land, and we want you now, as our dear friends, to
help us with the government of the United States.
—Red Cloud
Red Cloud is appealing to which group to help prevent the Sioux from being moved to the reservations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
other tribes
Sitting Bull
ordinary citizens
Ulysses S. Grant
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41. Under the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, the United States broke up Native American reservations and gave
Native American families homesteads to farm. Homesteaders were required to live on their land for twenty-five
years and were required to give up their Native American traditions. At the end of the twenty-five years, the Native
Americans would own the land and would become U.S. citizens. What is one effect the Dawes Severalty Act had on
Native Americans?
A. The amount of land controlled by Native Americans increased.
B. Many Native Americans left the United States and moved to Canada.
C. Many Native Americans established successful farms on their homesteads.
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C. Many Native Americans established successful farms on their homesteads.
D. Native Americans lost much of the land that they had before the Dawes Act.
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42. In addition to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin, what did the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 establish?
A.
B.
C.
D.
penalties for practicing affirmative action
an official definition of housing discrimination
legal consequences for discrimination
exceptions for job-related discrimination
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43. How did the First Great Awakening contribute to the emergence of American identity?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It
It
It
It
helped
helped
helped
helped
establish
establish
establish
establish
an emphasis on education.
consent of the governed.
separation of church and state.
religious pluralism.
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44. Which states were added in the Union in 1820 as part of a compromise to keep the balance of slave and free
states?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Kansas and Missouri
Maine and California
West Virginia and Ohio
Missouri and Maine
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45. Which factor contributed most to the decline of the buffalo population in the West in the late 1800s?
A.
B.
C.
D.
disease
over-hunting
lack of water
lack of food
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46. What was the result of the Dawes Act?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Native Americans lands were divided into small plots of land and distributed to individual families.
Most Native American tribes were forced from the East onto reservations in present-day Oklahoma.
Native American tribes were paid financial retribution after their lands were sold to the whites.
The U.S. government began a system of assimilation in an attempt to "Americanize" Native Americans.
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47. Which battle in the American Revolution resulted in the surrender of the British forces?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Battle
Battle
Battle
Battle
of
of
of
of
Saratoga
Trenton
Charleston
Yorktown
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48. Which factor contributed most to the decline of the buffalo population in the West in the late 1800s?
A. over-hunting
B. disease
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B. disease
C. lack of food
D. lack of water
Answers
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. D
21. B
22. C
23. B
24. B
25. B
26. B
27. D
28. A
29. D
30. A
31. D
32. D
33. A
34. C
35. C
36. B
37. B
38. A
39. B
40. C
41. D
42. C
43. D
44. D
45. B
46. A
47. D
48. A
Explanations
1. Forced to give up their traditional way of life, many Native Americans did not easily adapt to their new lives
on homesteads. Also, much of the land given to the Native Americans was in deserts and was unsuitable for
farming. After the reservations had been divided into homesteads and given to Native American families, the
land that was left over was opened up to white settlers. As a result of this process, the Native Americans lost
much of their territory.
2. An Indian Messiah, a holy man known as Wovoka, believed he had received God's word that the Native
Americans would be renewed. He believed that by participating in a dance known as the Ghost Dance, all
deceased Native Americans from past generations would return to Earth, and the white man would disappear.
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Followers began practicing this dance and became increasingly more violent, leading to intervention by the U.S.
Army. While attempting to arrest Chief Sitting Bull, a gun battle broke out, and the chief, along with numerous
others, were shot and killed.
5. The increasing flow of settlers out into western territories negatively impacted Native Americans as the
government decided to take more and more of their land away. Native Americans were forced to live on
reservations in order to make room for settlers.
7. Quanah Parker was a leader of the Comanche tribe who led a group of 700 warriors against a group of buffalo
hunters that were hunting on the tribe's lands. The attack near the Adobe Walls trading post was the first in a
series of battles that became known as the Red River War. Better weapons such as the long-range rifle meant
that the hunters were able to win the war and the Comanche tribe had to settle on reservations.
9. In 1851, the U.S. government passed the Indian Appropriations Act, forcing Native Americans to move onto
reservations to make room for more white settlement. Native Americans, however, did not go easily or willingly.
Decades of battles over this forced movement followed.
11. During an expedition led by George Custer in 1874, several people found gold near what is now Custer, South
Dakota. Many people soon followed, and the Black Hills Gold Rush was underway. In 1876, the Homestake
deposit was found, and the town of Deadwood was established. Thousands of miners were on Indian territory.
This increased the tension that existed between the United States and the Native Americans.
13. Chief Sitting Bull was the leader of the Lakota Sioux. When his tribe was ordered off their land and onto
reservations, the Sioux resisted. The Seventh Cavalry of the U.S. Army, commanded by Colonel George Armstrong
Custer, came upon the Sioux encampment on the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876. A battle ensued, and
Custer's force was annihilated by the Sioux.
14. The last armed conflict between the United States and the Native Americans took place at Wounded Knee
Creek on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota in December 1890. At the end of the battle, around 150
Native Americans were killed, including women and children.
15. The Wounded Knee Massacre took place in 1890 and marked the end of the Plains Wars. The Lakota Sioux
engaged in a battle with the U.S. Army near Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Prior to this event, many
Lakota believed that by participating in the "ghost dance," their deceased relatives would rejoin them, and life
would return to the way it was prior to white man's encroachment onto their lands. Angry over this disruption,
the government attempted to relocate the tribe, and soon violence erupted. Nearly 150 Native American men,
women, and children were killed, including Chief Big Foot.
17. Red Cloud was a Sioux leader who was concerned about the loss of prestige of his tribe. In order to gain
support of ordinary citizens, Red Cloud visited the Cooper Union school in New York City in June 1870. His
speech focused on the issues that the Sioux tribe had with people moving on to their land and ignoring signed
treaties. He was hoping that people would help the tribe after he had failed to get help from President Ulysses
S. Grant.
18. The U.S. Government opened the land of the Nez Perce to white settlement. Chief Joseph attempted to lead
his people to Canada to seek refuge from the advancement of the white settlers. He was stopped at the border
by the U.S. Army and spoke those famous words. His people were sent to the region known as Indian Territory.
20. In 1877, Chief Joseph led a group of Nez Perce through Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana with the hopes of
reaching freedom in Canada. Less than fifty miles from the Canadian border, U.S. troops surrounded the Nez
Perce, at which point Chief Joseph surrendered.
27. Bison were the main food source for many Native Americans in North America. During the mid to late 1800s,
bison numbers grew close to extinction after the U.S. Army actively promoted their slaughter. The U.S. was
trying to weaken the Native American population by eliminating their food source and forcing them onto
reservations.
30. Chief Sitting Bull was the leader of the Lakota Sioux. When his tribe was ordered off their land and onto
reservations, the Sioux resisted. The Seventh Cavalry of the U.S. Army, commanded by Colonel George Armstrong
Custer, came upon the Sioux encampment on the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876. A battle ensued, and
Custer's force was annihilated by the Sioux.
31. Bison were the main food source for many Native Americans in North America. During the mid to late 1800s,
bison numbers grew close to extinction after the U.S. Army actively promoted their slaughter. The U.S. was
trying to weaken the Native American population by eliminating their food source and forcing them onto
reservations.
32. The government attempted to assimilate the Native Americans into "American" culture. As part of this
process, young Native children were forced into American boarding schools where they were forced to let go of
their own heritage and learn about the "right way of life."
34. The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 by the U.S. government. This piece of legislation broke up large plots of
Native American lands into smaller 160-acre lots and distributed them to individual Native American families.
After the land was divided, extra pieces were sold to whites, so whites actually gained control of much land that
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After the land was divided, extra pieces were sold to whites, so whites actually gained control of much land that
had been held by Native Americans.
36. Also known as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn was one of the last victories for the Native
Americans. Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led over 2,500 warriors against a group of 264 U.S. soldiers led by
Lieutenant Colonel George Custer.
38. This quotation clearly shows the idea of Native American assimilation. President Grant is stating that
through the forced relocation to reservations, Native Americans are accepting "civilization" and avoiding the only
other alternative — extermination.
40. Red Cloud was a Sioux leader who was concerned about the loss of prestige of his tribe. In order to gain
support of ordinary citizens, Red Cloud visited the Cooper Union school in New York City in June 1870. His
speech focused on the issues that the Sioux tribe had with people moving on to their land and ignoring signed
treaties. He was hoping that people would help the tribe after he had failed to get help from President Ulysses
S. Grant.
41. Forced to give up their traditional way of life, many Native Americans did not easily adapt to their new lives
on homesteads. Also, much of the land given to the Native Americans was in deserts and was unsuitable for
farming. After the reservations had been divided into homesteads and given to Native American families, the
land that was left over was opened up to white settlers. As a result of this process, the Native Americans lost
much of their territory.
45. By the end of the 19th century, the buffalo had been nearly hunted to extinction. Native Americans had
hunted buffalo for their hides and meat. In the late 1800s, the hunting of buffalo by white people increased.
With a high demand for the buffalo hides, white hunters killed as many buffalo as possible. High-powered rifles
made their work easier. Native Americans continued to hunt buffalo as well and contributed to their demise.
46. The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 by the U.S. government. This piece of legislation broke up large plots of
Native American lands into smaller 160-acre lots and distributed them to individual Native American families.
After the land was divided, extra pieces were sold to whites, so whites actually gained control of much land that
had been held by Native Americans.
48. By the end of the 19th century, the buffalo had been nearly hunted to extinction. Native Americans had
hunted buffalo for their hides and meat. In the late 1800s, the hunting of buffalo by white people increased.
With a high demand for the buffalo hides, white hunters killed as many buffalo as possible. High-powered rifles
made their work easier. Native Americans continued to hunt buffalo as well and contributed to their demise.
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