USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

MANIFEST DESTINY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
A
NA could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
B
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
C
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
D
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Relocation was either voluntary or forced. Army and militia patrols supervised the tribes’ westward journey. It is estimated that between 1830 and 1840 the government relocated more than 70, 000 Native Americans, thousands of whom died along what came to be known as the Trail of Tears.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sparsely populated western regions of the continent became folded into a nation with enormous potential for power. The hundreds of thousands of settlers who moved west established new communities. New territories gave the country access to greater natural resources and the Pacific trade.

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