Native Americans/Populism

The purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to:

• restore previously taken land to Native American Indian tribes

• maintain traditional Native American Indian cultures and values

• assimilate Native American Indians into mainstream American culture

• immediately grant Native Americans full citizenship, due process and voting rights

Assimilate can be described as...

• Being absorbed and integrated into a society or culture.

• Being isolated from other cultures

• Turning empty land into farm land.

• Being permitted to vote.

What was the main purpose of the reservation system?

• to make the new transcontinental railroad safer to operate.

• to clear federal lands for settlement by railroads, ranchers, and farmers.

• to provide employment for Union troops and veterans after the Civil War.

• to make it easier for Indians to assimilate into mainstream American culture.

What was a negative aspect of the "Americanization" policy of the late 1880s for American Indians?

• Indians attended reservation schools and learned a trade.

• Indians could own and farm 160 acres of their own land.

• Indians learned English and could gain the right to vote.

• Indians saw the survival of their traditional cultures threatened.

How did completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 encourage settlement of the American West?

• The railroad led to new discoveries of precious minerals.

• The railroad required immense quantities of iron and coal to build.

• The railroad frightened Indian tribes, who retreated to reservations.

• The railroad made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods back east.

Which would be the best title for the chart above?

• Reasons for the Success of the Nebraska Land Rush

• Factors Contributing to the Settlement of the West

• Conditions Leading to the Spread of Cholera

• Sparks for the Second Industrial Revolution

The Homestead Act, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the

• rise of organized labor.

• building of the Erie Canal.

• northern migration of African Americans.

• decline of the Plains Indians.

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

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.

"Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: 'You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."

Based on this speech, what did Bryan demand in his subsequent campaign for the Presidency?

• The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.

• The creation of a national park system to protect the nation's wildlife.

• A policy of bimetallism that would help farmers by increasing inflation and raising crop prices.

• Higher tariffs to protect American manufacturers from foreign competition.