Unit 5: Post Civil War & Westward Expansion Answer Sheet

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1 Unit 5: Post Civil War & Westward Expansion Answer Sheet This week, we will be in groups, analyzing the expansion of the United States into the West during the late 1800 s and early 1900 s as well as the effects of this expansion on Native Americans and the various groups of American settlers. To complete this packet, follow the instructions in the documents. Image 1: Map of the United States Document 1 Questions What was the Transcontinental Railroad? What was so significant about the Transcontinental Railroad? Document 2 Questions What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do? What was the purpose of the Homestead Act? 1

2 Document 3 Questions List 2 American Indian tribe whose homeland were located along the path of the Transcontinental Railroad: List 3 American Indian tribes whose homelands were located in the same areas where the U.S. government gave away land through the Homestead Act: Documents 4 and 5 Questions Table 1. Comparing Perspectives: The American Buffalo How might the use of the buffalo by settlers impact the lifestyle of the Plains Indians? After analyzing documents 1 5, what do you predict will happen next when white settlers from the eastern U.S. continue to migrate West? 2

3 Document 6 Questions Write a brief summary describing relations between the U.S. government and Native American tribes during the 19th century. Put yourself in the shoes of a Plains Indian in Which event (illustrating U.S. government/native American relations) from Doc 6 would you be the most concerned about? Why? Document 7 Questions What is a reservation? How does Indian land in 1850 compare to Indian land (now restricted to reservations) in 1880? Put yourself in the shoes of a Plains Indian in Consider the actions of the U.S. government through the 19th century (from Doc 6) and the relocation of tribes to Indian reservations. What would you do? (2 3 sentences). Document 8 Questions Who was Sitting Bull? What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn? How did the U.S. military respond to the Battle of Little Bighorn? 3

4 Document 9 Questions Who was Chief Joseph? How do you think Chief Joseph s surrender speech (the quote from Doc 9) reflects on the feelings of many Native Americans during the 19th century? Why did the U.S. government take back 90% of the reservation land of the Nez Perce? Document 10 Questions Who was Geronimo? What was the significance of the surrender of Geronimo and his followers? Document 11 Questions What was the Wounded Knee Massacre? Wounded Knee marked the end of. After analyzing Documents 6 11, what are your thought on the relations between the U.S. and Native Americans during the second half of the 19th century? Were the Indians justified in fighting back? Was the U.S. justified in taking land they thought was theirs? (3 4 sentences) 4

5 Document 12 Questions Define Americanization: What was the Dawes Act and what did it do? Do you agree with Congressman Henry Dawes beliefs about what it took to be civilized? Explain. Document 13 Questions What were Indian Boarding Schools? What was their purpose? In his statement in Doc 12, what does Richard H. Pratt mean when he says Kill the Indian in him, and save the man? What is your reaction to Pratt s statement? Document 14 Questions Using the two photos, list 6 changes you notice from the Lakota boys arrival at the Indian Boarding School (left photo) to after several months at the school (right photo). What are your thoughts about the changes you see between the two photos? 5

6 Document 15 Questions Summarize how students at the Indian Boarding Schools felt about getting their hair cut. What is the significance of long hair to Native Americans? Document 16 Questions How did Native American students seem to feel about their name change? How did the process of removing Native American culture from a student s life change how they saw themselves and how they saw Native Americans as a people? After examining Documents 12 16, summarize the experiences of Native Americans with the policy of Americanization? (short paragraph) 6

7 Document 17 Questions Why did many men rush to become miners in the West? How did mining lead to new settlements in the West? Document 18 Questions What were three hardships that homesteaders faced? What crops grew well on the Great Plains? Document 19 Questions Why was the Texas longhorn best suited to surviving in the West compared to other cattle breeds? What made cattle ranching so profitable? What ended the Cattle Boom? Document 20 Questions What was a cowboy s job? What types of people became cowboys? Describe a cowboy s lifestyle 7

8 Unit 5 Quiz December 6th (Friday!) Make sure you are familiar with the following terms. The quiz is worth 20 points and will not be open note. Transcontinental railroad Homestead Act of 1862 (and homesteads) Little Big Horn Wounded Knee Sitting Bull Chief Joseph Geronimo reservations Dawes Act Indian schools Americanization miners ranchers 8