Seminole Tribe Flashcard

Front

What was the general policy of the United States that led to the forced removal of the Seminole Indians to the Indian Territory? Options: Integration, Assimilation, Indian Removal, Tribal Sovereignty

Back

Indian Removal

Front

Where were the Seminole originally part of before they moved to northern Florida and became known as Seminole? Options: Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee

Back

Creek

Front

How many Seminole Wars were fought before the forced removal of the Seminole to the Indian Territory?

Back

3

Front

What was the name of the first group of Seminole migrants who arrived in present-day Oklahoma in 1836?

Back

Chief Holahte Emathla

Front

Under which act did the Dawes Commission dissolve the Seminole government and divide its territory among enrolled tribe members? Options: Dawes Act, Indian Removal Act, Curtis Act of 1898, Homestead Act

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Curtis Act of 1898

Front

What percentage of Seminole lands remained in Seminole hands by 1920? Options: 10%, 30%, 20%, 40%

Back

20%

Front

How many matrilineal bands does contemporary Seminole society contain?

Back

14

Front

Which Christian sects are the most popular among the Seminole?

Back

Baptist and Methodist

Front

What is the name of the official newsletter of the Seminole of Oklahoma? Options: Seminole Gazette, Seminole Chronicle, Cokv Tvleme, Seminole Times

Back

Cokv Tvleme

Front

In which year did the Seminole Nation of Florida form?

Back

1957