Reasons for Heading West
What was the belief that expansion was for the good of the country and the right of the country regardless of who got hurt?
Manifest Destiny
Why were Native American pushed off their land?
The U.S. Government wanted their land.
Where were Native American children sent to be assimilated into European-white culture?
Boarding schools
What natural border was used in the Indian Removal Act as a goal to
Mississippi River
Who headlined the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Usher
What Act by the U.S. Government gave land to settlers out west?
Homestead Act of 1862
Where were Native Americans sent to live during Westward Expansion?
Reservations
Name the event caused by an accidental gun shot that led to the massacre of hundreds of innocent Native Americans in South Dakota.
Wounded Knee
This was the title of Helen Hunts book that detailed a century of mistreatment of the Native Americans by the US government.
A Century of Dishonor
Who played Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series "Wednesday"?
Jenna Ortega
What inventions made it easier to travel out west?
Steamboat and steam locomotive
What battle was a major victory for Native Americans led by Sitting Bull?
Little Bighorn
Name up to three of the tribes who were in the South
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Seminoles, Choctaw, Creeks
What animal was relied upon by Native Americans which was almost hunted to extinction. Its hide was used for clothing and drive belts.
Buffalo
Name two teams NBA superstar Lebron James has played for
Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavs, LA Lakers
What law passed in 1862 encouraged and subsidized Railways being built
How did Geronimo resist efforts by the U.S. Government to take his tribe's land?
He fought many battles
What act allowed the government to divide reservations into smaller 25 acre parcels.
The Dawes Act
What does assimilation mean
It means to adopt a majority culture
In what fictional world can you find Stormtroopers, Wookies, and Droids.
Star Wars
What discovery in California led millions of people to head out west to get rich?
Gold
Where did the natives get moved to in the Trail of Tears? (What State)
Oklahoma
What act allowed the government to pay the Native Americans to move?
The Indian Removal Act
What piece of money is Andrew Jackson on
The twenty dollar bill
Name 5 of Marvel's X-Men Characters