U.S. History Topic 3.1

What was the purpose of the Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux?

• to prevent further battles with the Sioux

• to collect taxes from the Sioux

• to build a road in Sioux land to gold-mining areas

• to obtain complete government control over the Sioux

One effect of the pressure on Native Americans to assimilate into white culture was

• that Native Americans bought up arable land in the West, causing a shortage of land.

• that most Native Americans left reservations to find work in factories in cities.

• that Native Americans lost many traditional practices.

• that Native Americans were not allowed to return to their ancestral lands.

How did reformers hope the Dawes Act would encourage assimilation of Native Americans?

• The Dawes Act forbade Native Americans from speaking their tribal languages and created schools to teach English to Native American children.

• The Dawes Act ended tribal landholding and encouraged economic assimilation by making Native Americans private land owners.

• The Dawes Act gave each Native American family a land grant that allowed them to leave the economic isolation of the reservation.

• The Dawes Act established programs to help Native Americans learn about the dress and customs of white American society.

What caused changes in the demographic patterns of Native Americans?

• the transcontinental railroad

• the destruction of buffalo herds

• the forced migration to reservations

• the promises in treaties that were not kept

Which of the following Native American leaders attempted to avoid forced relocation by leading many of his tribe to Canada?

• Chief Joseph

• Crazy Horse

• Red Cloud

• Sitting Bull