Chapter 2, Lesson 1 : The Washington Journey

The Washington Journey

​Chapter 2, Lesson 1:

​Treaties and Broken Promises

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This picture represents...

• reservation

• sovereign

• assimilation

• treaty

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Land that is set aside by the government for Native Americans to live is called...

• a casino

• a state park

• a national park

• a reservation

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A treaty is a written agreement between 2 sovereigns, or states.

• True

• False

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Native American tribes are considered sovereign nations because

• they abide by the US laws and regulations.

• they have the right to govern themselves and make their own laws.

• they live on land that the government sold them.

• they are able to print their own currency.

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Relinquish means

• to give something up.

• make an appointment.

• to act like a father.

• to govern themselves.

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Infringe means

• make a reservation

• making a new law

• taking something back

• limiting or restricting.

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This is an example of being paternal:

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Settlers wanted to own land and make money by

• cutting trees down and selling them

• raising food and cattle to sell

• building roads, railroads, buildings, and shipping harbors

• All of the above

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Governor Stevens formed the Yakama tribe by coming 14 different tribes that who ...

• spoke the same language

• shared hunting grounds

• intermarried

• All of the above

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When settlers moved west they impacted the native people by reducing food resources by hunting the animals Indians relied on for food.

• True

• False

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Settlers thought that white culture was superior to native culture. Settlers wanted native people to assimilate into white culture.

• True

• False

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Native Americans got food by

• hunting

• fishing

• gathering plants and berries

• farming

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Settlers wanted to

• settle down on one spot of land

• set up camps and move when the animals moved

• farm

• raise livestock

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Most native people

• used natural resources to provide food and shelter

• owned pieces of land to grow crops

• did not own land individually.

• knew how to use the land respectfully

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Stevens gave the larger tribes larger reservations in their homelands. These tribes were the...

• Spokane and Muckleshoot

• Kalamath and Colville

• the Nez Perce and Yakama

• Makah and Tulalip

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The smaller tribes did not have much bargaining power and happily to agreed with white leaders to live on smaller reservations.

• True

• False

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What was the overall, final outcome of the ten Stevens Treaties?

• A series of treaties resulted in relinquishing native lands and moving to reservations.

• A series of treaties agreed to let the natives continue to live their lives without any change.

• It protected the Native Americans from white settlers taking their land.

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Why did the treaties include establishing agricultural and industrial schools on the reservations?

• to preserve the American way and protect Indian children from harmful ideas

• to teach Indian children the values and practices of white culture

• to teach white children how to assimilate into native culture.

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What were the consequences of forcing the natives to assimilate into white culture? Choose all that apply.

• the loss of tradtion such as potlatches

• Native languages were forgotten

• traditional clothing moved to modern trends

• the loss of native lands

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Treaties made many promises to Native Americans that were broken including not receiving payments for land, changing the terms when the needs of settlers changed, and not making payments to the tribes on time.

• True

• False

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What was one message Governor Stevens made clear?

• the US government wanted Native land for settlers and for Natives to live on reservations

• the US government was willing to negotiate with Natives and give a fair price for the land they wanted

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What was NOT a huge problem for Native Americans as part of the treaties and moving to reservations?

• giving up native lands

• sharing reservations with enemy tribes

• continuing to live on the coast and fish

• trying to hunt animals and gather plants on tiny reservations

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In exchange for keeping fishing rights, some tribes were expected to cede, or give up, their ancestral lands.

• True

• False

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The government responded to the fish wars by limiting fish catches for Native Americans. This is an example of which vocabulary word?

• Reservation

• Treaty

• Infringe

• Sovereign