Flashcard on Native American History

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As people’s attitudes about treatment of Native Americans changed, Congress passed the Dawes Act in 1887. This act reflected the new policy of __________.

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Assimilation

Front

The last Native American attempt to resist federal authority took place at __________.

Back

Wounded Knee

Front

I refused to be relocated to a smaller reservation in Idaho. Instead, this leader led the Nez Perce in a fight of almost 1,300 miles before giving up. Who am I?

Back

Chief Joseph

Front

The federal government passed the Homestead Act in order to encourage __________.

Back

Settlement of the Great Plains.

Front

Which of the following events marked the end of wars between federal government and the Great Plains natives? The Treaty of Fort Laramie, The death of Sitting Bull, The Sand Creek Massacre, The Battle of Wounded Knee

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The Battle of Wounded Knee

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Why did little of the land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers?

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The land was too difficult to farm.

Front

The main reason that single-crop bonanza farms eventually failed was due to

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Their inability to adapt to difficult weather conditions.

Front

In the late 1800s, debt-ridden plains farmers tended to support bimetallism, or money backed by both silver and gold, because that would

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Put more money in circulation.

Front

Nineteenth-century supporters of assimilation attempted to teach Native American children

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European-American ways of living.

Front

Which technology allowed manufacturing facilities to be located away from rivers? Options: Electricity, Steel Beams, Railroads, Telecommunication

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Electricity