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History

U.S. HISTORY : 01
RECONSTRUCTION : 01.07
WESTWARD EXPANSION

Objective
How Did the Native American Experience Change Over Time?

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By the end of the Civil War, more settlers had moved into the South and West. Native Americans already felt the impact of these moves.
The West appeared to be the final American frontier. Miners, farmers, and businesses secured valuable landholdings. This changed the
lives of Native Americans forever.

The federal government made guarantees of reserved land to Native Americans. However, the pressures of growth brought a string of
broken promises for America's first people. As a result, Native Americans were forced further westward, robbed of their possessions and
land, and sometimes massacred.

The Native Americans resisted these pressures as much as they could, but the period following the U.S. Civil War was disastrous for
them. At the start of the 20th century, their land holdings had been greatly reduced. Their ability to fight had been nearly destroyed. Their
lives were now lived out on reservations in territories that settlers had rejected. In this lesson, you will learn how the Native American
experience changed as a result of westward expansion. You will then complete a multiple-choice assessment to demonstrate your
understanding.

Complete this lesson to prepare for a multiple-choice quiz based on the objectives below.

Objective 01.07 Westward Expansion

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After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

describe efforts by the U.S. government to assimilate Native Americans into American culture
identify significant events that impacted the relationship between the government, Native
Americans, and American citizens
identify settlement patterns in the American West, the reservation system, and the difficulties facing
the Native Americans from 1865–1890

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