Native American Assimilation

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

• Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

• Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

• Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

What did the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and the Pacific Railway Act demonstrate about the federal government?

• It was committed to settling the Western territories.

• It was concerned about conserving natural resources.

• It was unwilling to move American Indian tribes to reservations.

• It was determined to break up business trusts harmful to free enterprise.

Based on the map, which statement can best be concluded about Native Americans in the late 1800s?

• They were given back their land previously taken from them.

• They were forced to give up some of their land as settlers moved west.

• They were required to absorb into society by moving away from reservations.

• They were encouraged to combine their territories into one centralized reservation.

How did the Dawes Act (1887) mark a departure from earlier federal Indian policy?

• It led to conflicts between new settlers and Indian tribes on the Great Plains.

• It moved Indian tribes still on the Great Plains to reservations farther west.

• It permitted Indians to withdraw private plots from the tribal reservation.

• It encouraged the shooting of buffalo herds from new railroad lines.