RECONSTRUCTION - Westward Expansion & Native Americans

Question 1

Reasons for Westward Expansion

Answer 1

Manifest Destiny, Initial Settlers followed by Immigrants, Deliberate Fed. Gov. Policies

Question 2

Manifest Destiny

Answer 2

Belief US had God-given right to the continent

Question 3

Federal Territories

Answer 3

Land under US law, once the population was over 60,000 it could apply for statehood

Question 4

Homestead Act 1962

Answer 4

‘62, 160 Acres plot for those promising to farm it for 5 years, by ‘65 there were 20k ‘Homesteaders’

Question 5

Sand Creek Massacre ‘64

Answer 5

‘64, 700 poorly disciplined volunteer corps attacked an undefended camp of the Cheyenne Tribe, killing many men, women and children

Question 6

2nd Gold Rush

Answer 6

Dakota Black Hills, mid ’70s, thousands moved near, violating treaty, no Gov. intervention

Question 7

Great Sioux War ‘76

Answer 7

‘76, Caused by 2nd gold rush,Gov. couldn’t get NAs to leave (like a Sitting Bull), told to return to reservations but many didn’t receive the message or ignored it

Question 8

Battle of Little Bighorn

Answer 8

‘76, Custer prematurely attacked tribes (Sioux and Cheyenne), Custer and his 200 men were killed

Question 9

Reservation Policy

Answer 9

Forcing NAs to live on Gov. controlled reservations, where they were reliant on report and where younger generations were ‘Americanised’

Question 10

Pacific Railroad Act ‘62

Answer 10

‘62, Authorised the first transcontinental railroad, Finished in ‘69