WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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To show their opposition to westward expansion
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To force the U.S. government into selling their homelands
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To keep segregation and “Jim Crow” laws from spreading west
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both resisted the reservations and American encroachment on their lands. They wanted Indian autonomy and were willing to unite and fight for it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although the battle was a major victory for the Sioux, they abandoned the encampment at Little Bighorn and fled, fearing further reprisals from the US Army. The battle marked the beginning of the end of the Indian Wars, as the remaining tribes were forced to cede their lands and move onto the reservations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Native American allegiances varied during the Civil War, but were often motivated by a common desire to protect tribal lands and lifeways.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of the Little Bighorn is significant because it proved to be the height of Native American power during the 19th century. It was also the worst U.S. Army defeat during the Plains Wars.
Detailed explanation-5: -These Indian Wars included the Sand Creek Massacre, the Sioux Wars, the Black Hills War, the Battle of Little Bighorn, and the Wounded Knee Massacre, among roughly thirty-five others. The final battle, the Wounded Knee Massacre, which occurred on December 29, 1890, was essentially the final Indian conquest.