The Immigrant Experience

Question 1

Which of these factors did not encourage western settlement?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

American Indians selling their land

Question 2

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Gen. George Armstrong Custer

Question 3

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 4

Why did the military stop the Dakota uprising?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Dakota warriors killed 400 white settlers in Minnesota.

Question 5

Why did fighting break out between American Indians and the US Army in the Black Hills region? Select all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Gold was discovered in the Black Hills on land belonging to the Sioux.; Miners and settlers demanded that the government take more land from the American Indians.; The government tried to confine to reservations American Indians in the region.

Question 6

Read the text and then answer the question.This witness describes seeing the Ghost Dance. According to her account, what were the dancers trying to achieve?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Talk to their ancestors

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