The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the
government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the
Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property
and to farm.
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Why did Americans move west after the civil war
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Americans moved West in the year following the Civil War because
of the mining of gold and silver which made a rapid growth of the
U.S. and the frontier changed dramatically as more people moved
westward.
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Which state became the first to grant women full voting rights in 1890
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The state of Wyoming granted women voting rights in 1890.
Several other states, such as Oregon and Colorado, had granted
voting rights to women before the 19th Amendment.
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What did US Army soldiers do at Sand Creek
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A 700-man force of Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a village of friendly Cheyenne and Arapaho encamped in southeastern Colorado Territory. They killed and mutilated an estimated 70-163 Indians, about two-thirds of whom were women and children. This atrocity became known as the Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington Massacre, the Battle of Sand Creek or the Massacre of Cheyenne Indians).
Two of the US Army officers present refused the order to have their men attack. They killed everyone in a American Indian village, including women and children.
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How did large mining companies succeed
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Large mining companies succeeded by using machines to dig deeply
for gold.
Which conflict involved buffalo soldiers and started when the Apache refused to move to reservations
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The Geronimo Campaign.
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Many Americans believed that west was vast open land. In fact the land was populated with
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All of the Above
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Which group wanted to lower taxes and cut social programs in the south in the late 1800's
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The Democratic Party wanted to lower taxes and cut social
programs in the south in the late 1800's
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Many Americans migrating from large cities in the east were looking for
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a chance to own land
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In cartoon What does the woman walking eastward symbolize
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Women's right to vote expanding from Western States to Eastern States
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What was a difficulty faced by the Indians under the Dawes act
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They were used to working together in communities instead of as individual families.
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What was the purpose of the Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the
government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the
Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property
and to farm.
Why did Americans move west after the civil war
Americans moved West in the year following the Civil War because
of the mining of gold and silver which made a rapid growth of the
U.S. and the frontier changed dramatically as more people moved
westward.
Which state became the first to grant women full voting rights in 1890
The state of Wyoming granted women voting rights in 1890.
Several other states, such as Oregon and Colorado, had granted
voting rights to women before the 19th Amendment.
What did US Army soldiers do at Sand Creek
A 700-man force of Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a village of friendly Cheyenne and Arapaho encamped in southeastern Colorado Territory. They killed and mutilated an estimated 70-163 Indians, about two-thirds of whom were women and children. This atrocity became known as the Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington Massacre, the Battle of Sand Creek or the Massacre of Cheyenne Indians).
Two of the US Army officers present refused the order to have their men attack. They killed everyone in a American Indian village, including women and children.
How did large mining companies succeed
Large mining companies succeeded by using machines to dig deeply
for gold.