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CKLA Unit 6: Native Americans Chapter 7 Severing Ties
By Suzanne Schultz
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Question 1
1.
How did Native American communities generally treat natural resources?
They focused mostly on mining metals for trade
They stored large supplies without concern for future seasons
They avoided using natural resources whenever possible
They used resources carefully and tried not to take more than needed
Question 2
2.
Why did some tribes have to adapt to new environments?
Question 3
3.
How did Europeans' views on land ownership differ from Native Americans?
Europeans avoided farming and focused on trade
Europeans believed land should be shared by all
Europeans did not believe land could belong to anyone
Europeans believed individuals could own land as private property
Question 4
4.
Why did many immigrants move west after the U.S. was founded?
Gold had already been discovered in every western state
Native Americans invited them to settle there
Land in the East had already been claimed, and jobs were competitive
The government required everyone to move west
Question 5
5.
What was one result of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
It doubled the size of the United States
It gave land back to Native American tribes
It ended conflicts with Native Americans
It limited westward expansion
Question 6
6.
What did the Homestead Act require settlers to do for land?
Share half of their crops with the government
Pay a large amount of money upfront
Live on and improve the land for at least five years
Serve in the U.S. Army for five years
Question 7
7.
Why did conflicts increase after Native Americans were forced onto reservations?
The land often could not support traditional ways of living
Settlers moved back east
Reservations were usually located near large cities
Tribes were given too much independence
Question 8
8.
What was the impact of the Indian Appropriations Act of 1871?
It ended all wars between tribes and the U.S. government
It granted full U.S. citizenship to Native Americans
It stopped recognizing tribes as independent nations
It restored tribal lands in the West