In the first paragraph on page 58, the author uses a technique called parallel syntax by repeating sentences or parts of a sentence in a way that emphasizes an important theme. For example, the author states, "They used wood from trees, but they did not cut down all the trees. They used every part of a buffalo, but they did not kill all of the buffalo." What theme is similar and repeated across these sentences?
According to page 61, what did the New World offer Europeans?
Which TWO of the following are examples of how Native Americans "survive(d) in harmony with their surroundings?
Which FOUR natural resources in the West did pioneers make use of to become wealthy?
Pioneers and Native Americans viewed land differently.
What did the U.S. government hope to accomplish when it passed laws such as the Homestead Act and the Indian Appropriations Acts of 1851 and 1871?
What happened after the U.S. government passed laws such as the Homestead Act and the Indian Appropriations Acts?
After the Homestead Act and The Indian Appropriations Acts were passed, the U.S. government forced more Native Americans onto reservations and took away their power as tribes.
How did things change for Native Americans during the westward expansion of the United States?
In this chapter you read, "There, anyone could live free and prosper if they were willing to work." What does the word prosper mean?