Chapter Two Flashcard

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When did Washington become a state?

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November 11, 1889

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What was one of the reasons so many of the Native Americans died when settlers came to the Pacific Northwest?

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diseases brought by settlers

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Treaty terms that were revised when the needs of white settlers changed is an example of...

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broken promises

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Giving the right of Native Americans to govern themselves is termed...

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tribal sovereignty

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Today, Native Americans can govern themselves but the federal government...

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can overrule decisions made by tribal courts and can overrule tribal laws

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The Nez Perce lived peacefully on a reservation until miners flooded to their lands. What did the miners want?

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to mine gold

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Which one of these vocabulary words best describes "responding with a similar behavior or action?" Options: intruders, disagreement, truce

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retaliate

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Did Native Americans view land ownership the same way that white settlers did?

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no

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What was the average allotment of land that settlers were sold to farm through the Homestead Laws as well as the land offered to Native Americans to encourage individual ownership of land by Native Americans through the Indian Homestead Act?

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160 acres

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Overcrowding in boarding schools led to the spread of diseases.

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True