Read Chapters 13-1 and 13-2 in The Americans. Be sure to review the chapter overview. You can also look at the chapter notes.
Answer the following questions and POST them to your blog by 8:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10.
Title: Westward Expansion Questions Labels: Westward_Expansion
1. What are some of the main reasons that the federal government's policy of assimilation failed?
Some of the reasons that assimilation failed was because of the constant hostility the American people had towards the Native Americans. "I want no peace until the Indians suffer more". Also the Americans extreme changes that were being presented were so radical and impossible because under the white man clothes is still a Native American. They would never get rid of their life style and even after adapting American code of law and school systems no one was happy.
Think About:
- Native Americans' way of life
- Cultural differences
- Attitude of whites toward Native Americans
- Government promises
2. How successful were government efforts to promote settlement of the Great Plains? Give examples to support your answer.
The goernments efforts to promote settlement were a mojor sucess. With the Homestead act in place and 160 acres of land up for grabs, 600,000 people took up the government offer of land out west.
Think about:
- The growth in population on the Great Plains
- The role of railroads in the economy
- The Homestead Act
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