The impact of settlement (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What did American westward expansion in the mid-19th century create with Plains Indigenous peoples?
What did American westward expansion in the mid-19th century create with Plains Indigenous peoples?
Increasing conflicts
How many eastern tribe members were relocated by the 1830 Indian Removal Act?
How many eastern tribe members were relocated by the 1830 Indian Removal Act?
46,000
What did Americans call the western lands in 1830, viewing them as worthless?
What did Americans call the western lands in 1830, viewing them as worthless?
The Great American Desert
What did the 1834 Indian Trade and Intercourse Act establish?
What did the 1834 Indian Trade and Intercourse Act establish?
A Permanent Indian Frontier
How did the 1848 Mexican-American War victory change western lands' perceived value?
How did the 1848 Mexican-American War victory change western lands' perceived value?
They became valuable for settlement
What did the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty allow settlers to do?
What did the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty allow settlers to do?
Travel through Indian Territory
What did the 1851 Indian Appropriations Act fund?
What did the 1851 Indian Appropriations Act fund?
Paying tribes for lands
What crucial role did the US Army play in westward expansion?
What crucial role did the US Army play in westward expansion?
Forcing tribes from travel routes
What did the government hope to teach Indigenous peoples on reservations?
What did the government hope to teach Indigenous peoples on reservations?
New ways of living
Why did reservations create problems for Plains tribes' traditional lifestyle?
Why did reservations create problems for Plains tribes' traditional lifestyle?
Couldn't follow buffalo herds
What pattern did settlement policies establish regarding Indigenous lands?
What pattern did settlement policies establish regarding Indigenous lands?
Tribes forced to give up land
What did government policies prioritise over Indigenous rights to traditional lands?
What did government policies prioritise over Indigenous rights to traditional lands?
American expansion