CKLA Unit 6: Native Americans Chapter 7 Severing Ties - Suzanne Schultz | Laabri

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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

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European settlers immediately relocated them

Other tribes sometimes forced them off their land

Climate changes forced everyone to relocate

They chose to explore unfamiliar regions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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