Moving West
What large animal roamed the Plains and was crucial to Native life?
Bison
Which Native American resource was nearly driven to extinction by settlers?
Bison
What violent conflict in Colorado killed many Native Americans?
The Sand Creek Massacre
What industry expanded thanks to the railroad, moving animals east?
Cattle Industry
What did the Dawes Act (General Allotment Act) enforce?
Assimilation
What invention connected the East and West in 1869?
The Transcontinental Railroad
Where were Native Americans forced to live after being removed from their homelands?
Reservations
What were the series of clashes between Native Americans and U.S?
The Indian Wars
What group of immigrants worked heavily on building railroads?
Chinese immigrants
What did Frederick Jackson Turner write his thesis about?
The frontier
What industry grew in Texas and spread with railroads?
Cattle Ranching
Why were treaties with Native Americans often unfair?
The were frequently broken or not honored.
What was the forced relocation of Cherokee people called?
The Trail of Tears
What economic system encouraged building railroads and factories?
Capitalism/ Free enterprise
What did assimilation schools enforce Native Americans to do?
Cut their hair, learn american ways, forget their homeland/ native life
What act encouraged settlers to move west by giving them land?
The Homestead Act
What was one major consequence of the destruction of the bison?
Loss of food, shelter, and tools for Native Americans
Which battle was a major defeat of U.S. forces in 1876?
The Battle of Little Bighorn
What effect did railroads have on the environment?
Disrupted animal migrations and landscape
What is Ms. Hart's favorite color?
Purple
What idea said U.S. expansion west was natural and inevitable?
Manifest Destiny
Why were treaties with one tribe not binding for others?
Because Native groups were not a single nation
Which U.S. president was responsible for enforcing Native removal policies?
Andrew Jackson
What was the connection between railroads and western migration?
Railroads made westward settlement faster
Where is Ms. Hart's favorite place to go?
Disney World