Reasons for destruction of NA societies

Question 1

How did Manifest Destiny contribute to the destruction of Native American culture?

Answer 1

White settlers justified their actions by arguing it was willed by God and that the dominance of WASP culture was inevitable

Question 2

When was Manifest Destiny described and by who?

Answer 2

1845 by John O’Sullivan

Question 3

Which mining discoveries contributed to the destruction of NA societies?

Answer 3

1848 California, 1858 Colorado and Montana, 1874 Black Hills of Dakota

Question 4

How did mining discoveries contribute to the destruction of NA societies?

Answer 4

NAs attacked settlers along the trails which created fear, townships took land away from NAs and destroyed the buffalo, treaties broken

Question 5

How many buffalo did Buffalo Bill kill in 17 months?

Answer 5

4000

Question 6

When was it discovered that leather could be produced from buffalo hides?

Answer 6

1871

Question 7

Where was the tanning industry centred?

Answer 7

Dodge City and Fort Worth

Question 8

When were the southern and northern buffalo herds destroyed respectively?

Answer 8

Southern- 1875

Northern- 1883

Question 9

How many buffalo hides were shipped east 1873 vs 1874?

Answer 9

1873- 750,000

1874- 125,000

Question 10

What two strategies did the US army use that had significant impacts on the NAs?

Answer 10

Development of forts in the Great Plains and use of winter campaigns

Question 11

Which NA tribes fought with the US army against the Sioux?

Answer 11

Crow, Shoshone, Pawnee

Question 12

Which act curtailed the prosperity of the Five Civilised Tribes?

Answer 12

Curtis Act