How many questions are in this quiz?

This quiz has 138 questions spanning Indigenous nations and U.S. expansion across multiple regions and time periods.

No—there’s no timer. You can take your time reading each prompt and the 4 answer options.

Can I choose the number of questions and difficulty?

Yes. Pick your preferred question count and difficulty before starting to tailor the session to review or deeper practice.

What topics show up most often?

Expect treaties and federal policy, removal and reservation eras, major conflicts, and regional case studies tied to specific nations.

What’s a common mistake on this topic?

Mixing up similar-sounding acts and treaties or assuming one policy applied uniformly nationwide. Focus on region, date, and who the policy affected.

Indigenous Nations & U.S. Expansion Quiz

About this quiz

What this quiz covers

U.S. expansion wasn’t a one-way story—this quiz highlights Indigenous nations as political actors responding to shifting borders, wars, treaties, and federal policy. You’ll see how regional histories differ across the Great Lakes, Plains, Southwest, Southeast, and Pacific Northwest.

Each question uses 4 options and there’s no timer, so you can slow down and focus on context instead of speed. Before you start, choose your question count and difficulty to match your study goal—quick review, targeted practice, or a full mixed run.

Skills you’ll practice

Identifying key treaties, laws, and court cases that shaped sovereignty and land claims
Connecting U.S. territorial growth to specific Indigenous nations and regions
Recognizing cause-and-effect between war, removal, allotment, and reservation systems
Distinguishing similar events, dates, and policy terms without mixing them up
Interpreting historical language in primary-source-style phrasing

Common pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

Many players miss questions by treating Indigenous nations as a single group, or by assuming the same policy applied everywhere at the same time. Watch for regional specificity, changing alliances, and the difference between federal promises on paper and outcomes on the ground.

How the difficulty is balanced

Mixed difficulty means you’ll get a blend of foundational facts (major acts, conflicts, and eras) plus deeper items that test nuance, terminology, and less-covered events. If you’re building confidence, start with an easier setting and fewer questions, then increase difficulty or length as your accuracy improves.