USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
American Indian homelands were reduced because of-
A
the number of growing factories
B
broken treaties with the U.S. government
C
increases in the buffalo population
D
continued battles between different American Indian tribes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Treaty of Fort Wayne-1809 Territories include lands ceded under the Fort Wayne Treaty (labeled C and K on the map), as well as Clark’s Grant, Greenville Treaty, Vincennes Treaty, St Louis Treaty, Fort Industry Treaty, Grouseland Treaty, and the Detroit Treaty.

Detailed explanation-2: -The full-bore assault on tribal culture and institutions fueled pressure for Congress to prohibit future treaty-making with Indian tribes.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 1774 until about 1832, treaties between individual sovereign American Indian nations and the United States were negotiated to establish borders and prescribe conditions of behavior between the parties.

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