6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900

• Indirect control aimed to access markets and maintain influence.
• State expansion in the period 1750-1900 involved the growth of centralized governments.
• Cultural preservation was a resistance strategy used by indigenous groups.


  True
• All colonial powers during 1750-1900 employed direct control as their primary expansion strategy.

  False
• Order the types of indigenous resistance strategies from most violent to least violent:

  1️⃣ Armed Conflict

  2️⃣ Political Advocacy

  3️⃣ Cultural Preservation

  4️⃣ Civil Disobedience
• Indigenous populations resisted colonial domination to defend their autonomy and lands.


  True
• Technological advancements during 1750-1900 empowered colonial expansion.


  True
• Technological superiority completely prevented indigenous resistance movements.

  False
• Match the alliance strategy with its description:

  Regional Confederacies ↔️ Neighboring tribes joining for defense

  Pan-Indigenous Movements ↔️ Broad alliances across diverse groups

  International Partnerships ↔️ Collaborations with foreign powers
• Match the alliance strategy with its description:

  Regional Confederacies ↔️ Neighboring tribes joining for defense

  Pan-Indigenous Movements ↔️ Broad alliances across diverse groups

  International Partnerships ↔️ Collaborations with foreign powers
• What did indigenous leadership and alliance-building demonstrate during colonial expansion?

  Resilience and determination
• What was the purpose of residential schools in Canada for indigenous children?

  Cultural assimilation
• State expansion during 1750-1900 involved the growth of centralized governments
• Military conquest often resulted in forced relocation of indigenous groups.


  True
• Indirect control always led to armed conflict with indigenous groups.

  False
• Match the colonial power with its expansion strategy:

  Britain ↔️ Direct Control in India

  France ↔️ Military Conquest in Vietnam

  Netherlands ↔️ Indirect Control in Indonesia
• Indigenous resistance movements aimed to defend their autonomy, lands, and cultural practices.
• Cultural preservation helped indigenous communities retain their cultural identity.
• Political advocacy often resulted in limited concessions from colonial powers
• Match the technological advancement with its impact:

  Firearms ↔️ Gave colonial militaries superiority

  Transportation ↔️ Allowed rapid troop deployment

  Communication ↔️ Improved coordination over territories
• Arrange the types of indigenous leaders based on their primary focus:

  1️⃣ Spiritual/Traditional Leaders

  2️⃣ Political Leaders

  3️⃣ Activists
• Spiritual leaders mobilized resistance based on cultural or spiritual beliefs
• Regional confederacies involved neighboring tribes joining together for mutual defense
• Loss of land and displacement led to significant changes in indigenous lifestyles and settlement patterns
• Match the political consequence with its example:

  Diminished self-governance ↔️ Elimination of tribal councils

  Imposition of colonial laws ↔️ Replacement of indigenous legal systems
• Economic goals, political ambitions, and cultural aspirations drove state expansion.


  True
• State expansion led to the loss of autonomy, lands, and cultural practices
• British influence in China through trade is an example of indirect control.
• Match the resistance strategy with its impact:

  Armed Conflict ↔️ Loss of life and displacement

  Civil Disobedience ↔️ Raised international awareness

  Cultural Preservation ↔️ Retained cultural identity
• Colonial forces used superior firepower and mobility to overwhelm indigenous fighters.

  True
• Steamships and railroads allowed colonial powers to rapidly deploy troops and resources
• Colonial control over education and media enabled rapid cultural assimilation.


  True
• Indigenous leaders leveraged their cultural authority to mobilize resistance against colonial expansion.


  True
• Indigenous leadership and alliance-building demonstrated resilience in defending their autonomy
• Residential schools in Canada enforced English language and Christianity
• Match the indigenous resistance movement with its region:

  Zulu War ↔️ South Africa

  Maori Wars ↔️ New Zealand

  Indian Mutiny ↔️ India

  Métis Resistance ↔️ Canada
• The Indian Mutiny in India was suppressed, leading to the consolidation of British rule.


  True
• The Ghost Dance Movement in North America was a form of cultural preservation and civil disobedience
• State expansion during 1750-1900 was driven by economic, political, and cultural motivations.
• Match the expansion strategy with its primary cultural motive:

  Direct Control ↔️ Imposing cultural norms

  Indirect Control ↔️ Promoting cultural exchange

  Military Conquest ↔️ Spreading ideologies