Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 1

Which of these factors did not encourage western settlement?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

American Indians selling their land

Question 2

What caused the breakdown of the reservation system? Select all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Many American Indians rejected the authority of leaders who signed treaties requiring them to move to reservations.; White settlers wanted more of the land that was reserved for American Indians.; Living in a defined area was an unfamiliar concept to many American Indians.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a result of the Indian Appropriations Act of 1871? Select the correct answer.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The government returned large areas of land to several American Indian groups.

Question 4

Question 4

Revolt · Accepted Answer

.: reservations; .: assimilate; .: allotments

Question 5

Why did the military stop the Dakota uprising?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Dakota warriors killed 400 white settlers in Minnesota.

Question 6

Which famous general was defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Gen. George Armstrong Custer

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