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6. When was the 'Indian Removal Act'?

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  • 1830
  • 1827
  • 1824
  • 1831

7. What was manifest destiny?

  • The destiny of manifest
  • Gods will that white Americans should settle across America
  • Gods will that white Americans should kill all Indians
  • Gods will that Indians should settle across America
  • Gods will that Indians should kill all whites

8. When was the Fort Laramie Treaty?

  • 1837
  • 1851
  • 1858
  • 1849

9. When was the 'Indian Appropriations Act'?

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  • 1852
  • 1854
  • 1851
  • 1855

10. Who had to agree in order to make a decision?

  • Everyone in the tribe or band
  • No idea
  • Everyone in the council
  • Elders
  • Chiefs

11. What would bands do when food was scarce?

  • Follow more individual herds
  • Split up and spread out
  • No idea
  • Follow bigger herds
  • Stay together

12. When was the gold rush?

  • 1848
  • 1851
  • 1849
  • 1853

13. Who was the mormon party leader?

  • Norman Mormon
  • Christian Jones
  • Brigham Young
  • Joseph Smith

14. What were male members called in bands?

  • Bulls
  • Braves
  • No idea
  • Squaws
  • Meals

15. Where was the most sacred place of the Lakota Sioux?

  • The Black Hills
  • The Yellowstone Hills
  • The Soufriere Hills
  • The Magma Hills

16. How many wagons and people did the Donner Party have?

  • 60 Wagons, 300 People
  • 30 Wagons, 200 People
  • 50 Wagons, 400 People
  • 30 Wagons, 100 People

17. How many chinese migrated to california and when?

  • 40,000 & 1854
  • 20,000 & 1852
  • 10,000 & 1851
  • 30,000 & 1853

18. What did the Indians believe about the buffalo?

  • It harnesses spirit and strength absorbed when consumed
  • No idea
  • Its heart gave life to a new herd
  • Its horns placed a curse on the whites
  • It had mighty healing powers

19. When did the first migrants travel the Oregon Trail?

  • 1829
  • communism
  • 1830
  • 1836
  • 1832

20. When was the 'Indian Trade and Intercourse Act'?

  • 1840
  • 3000-late
  • 1834
  • 1839
  • 1836