Native American Land
Why did the U.S. government break its promises to Native Americans?
They wanted the land for the settlers
What large wild animals roamed the Great Plains and were important to Native Americans?
Buffalo
What is a reservation?
A piece of land set aside by the government for Native Americans to live on.
Who did settlers displace from their lands when they moved west?
Native Americans
What happened to Native American children?
They were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools.
What did the U.S. government force Native Americans to do with their lands?
Leave them and move to small areas called reservations.
What happened to the buffalo population as settlers moved west?
Settlers and hunters killed millions of buffalo until almost all were gone.
What made life on the reservations even harder for Native Americans?
Once most of the buffalo were gone, they could no longer hunt for food.
What was westward expansion?
When American settlers began moving west across the United States.
What were Native American children punished for at boarding school?
Speaking their own language
What happened with many of the treaties that the US government made with Native Americans?
The US government broke them
How did the disappearance of buffalo affect Native Americans on reservations?
Without buffalo, Native Americans could not hunt for food, which made life on reservations even harder
What was wrong with the land on the reservations?
It was rocky, dry, and hard to farm.
How many settlers moved west across the United States? (in general)
Thousands
Name 2 diseases that many Native Americans died from
Measles
How long had Native Americans lived on the western lands before settlers arrived?
For thousands of years.
Name 3 resources that were lacking on reservations
Food
Clean water
Shelter
Name 3 ways that settlers traveled west.
Covered wagons
Horseback
On foot
Hunted
Grown crops
Lived
Name 3 things that Native Americans used buffalo for.
Food
Clothing
Shelter
Name 4 issues that Native Americans had with life on the reservations.
Poor quality land
Far from hunting grounds
Crowded
Lacking resources
Name 4 reasons why settlers moved west.
Gold
Land
Manifest Destiny
New opportunities
Name 3 things that the US government forced Native Americans to do that contributed to the loss of their culture.
Stop speaking their native languages
Abandon their religion and customs
Dress like settlers