1.07 U.S HISTORY

Question 1 (Worth 5 points)

Which battle represents the Native American's final attempt to resist the armed forces?

 Sand Creek Massacre

 Battle of Little Big Horn

ANSWER - Battle of Wounded Knee

 Custer's Last Stand

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Question 2 (Worth 5 points)

Map image showing British North America. 1850 boundaries are shown on the map. The map shows lands ceded by Native Americans by 1850 and 1870. Lands ceded by 1850 included lands in Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Indian Territory. The map shows that lands ceded by 1870 included lands in Oregon Territory, California, Utah Territory Unorganized Territory, Texas, New Mexico Territory, Minnesota Territory, and Indian Territory. Lines showing the migration of tribes are shown. The map indicates that one group migrated from Georgia and Alabama to the Indian Territory. Other paths show groups moving from Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana into the Indian Territory.
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What can you predict about settlement patterns in the period after this map?

ANSWER - The reservations will move westward.

 The reservations will move eastward.

 New settlers will take land nearby the reservations.

 New settlers will bypass the reservations and take land further west.

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Question 3 (Worth 5 points)

What method of assimilation did settlers use to target Native American youths?

 work camps

ANSWER - Indian Schools

 reservations

 churches

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Question 4 (Worth 5 points)

In what way are the Homestead Act and the Dawes Act similar?

 Both acts benefited Native Americans.

ANSWER - Both acts distributed western lands to individuals.

 Neither act allowed single men to own land.

 Neither act resulted in more western settlements.

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Question 5 (Worth 5 points)

Which one of the following would be another appropriate name for the Dawes Act?

 Native American Removal Act

 Native American Separation Act

 Native American Relocation Act

ANSWER - Native American Assimilation Act

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Question 6 (Worth 5 points)

The excerpt below is from the Dawes Act, which was written in 1887:

And every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States to whom allotments shall have been made under the provisions of this act, or under any law or treaty, and every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States who has voluntarily taken up, within said limits, his residence separate and apart from any tribe of Indians therein, and has adopted the habits of civilized life, is hereby declared to be a citizen of the United States, and is entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities of such citizens, whether said Indian has been or not, by birth or otherwise, a member of any tribe of Indians within the territorial limits of the United States without in any manner affecting the right of any such Indian to tribal or other property.

Source: http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0600/stories/0601_0200_01.html

Based on the passage, in addition to land, what other benefits could Native Americans receive from the Dawes Act?

ANSWER - U.S. citizenship

 the right to vote

 protection from warring tribes

 immunity from prosecution in court

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