US.02 Review

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The Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 marked the end of which era of U.S. Native American policy? Options: the Indian Wars Era, the Termination Era, the Assimilation Era, the Self-Determination Era

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the Indian Wars Era

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What policy marked a shift in the U.S. government's approach towards Native American tribes in the mid-20th century, focusing on tribal sovereignty? Options: the Indian Relocation Act, the Indian Termination Policy, the Indian Reservation System, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

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the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

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Which federal policy aimed to assimilate Native American children into Euro-American culture?

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the Indian Boarding School Policy

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Which federal policy was responsible for forcibly relocating Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the Southeast to Indian Territory in the 1830s?

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the Indian Removal Act

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What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

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to divide tribal land into individual allotments to promote agricultural self-sufficiency

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How did the "reservation system" affect the lives of Native American tribes in the 19th century?

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It led to isolating Native American tribes and forced cultural assimilation.

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What was the outcome of the government policies of establishing boarding schools for Native American children in the early 20th century?

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It stripped Native Children of their cultural heritage and forced them to adopt Western customs.

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What were the key objectives of the Dawes Act in regards to the treatment of Native Americans in the late 19th century? Options: to recognize the sovereignty of Native American nations, to redistribute lands held by Native American tribes for individual ownership, to facilitate the return of Native American tribes to their ancestral lands, to support the growth and expansion of Native American tribes within the U.S.

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to redistribute lands held by Native American tribes for individual ownership

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The Native American Ghost Dance movement primarily symbolized:

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a rebuke of U.S. policies with a yearning for ancestral norms

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What was a primary motivation for the U.S. government's establishment of reservations for Native Americans during the 19th century? Options: a strategy to promote inter-tribal commerce and trade, a response to Native American petitions for designated autonomous regions, a plan to foster Native American self-governance away from U.S. intervention, an attempt to control and regulate Native American populations due to settler encroachment

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an attempt to control and regulate Native American populations due to settler encroachment