Native Americans

How did supporters of the Dawes Act of 1887 expect it to affect Native Americans?

• by relocating Native American tribes further west
• by assimilating Native Americans to white culture
• by strengthening tribal identities among Native Americans
• by recognizing equal rights of citizenship for Native Americans

How did railroads impact Native Americans?

• They helped them thrive
• They made them wealthy
• They altered their way of life and took their land
• They had minimal effect on them

__________________ refers to the belief that Native Americans should give up their way of life to become part of “white” culture.

• Reconstruction
• assimilation
• populism
• cultural separation

Why was the buffalo important to many groups?

• Native Americans disliked cattle.
• They used buffalo for food, clothing, tools and shelter.
• Buffalo fought off the settlers for the Native Americans.
• Native Americans worshiped buffalo.

Which group was most negatively affected by the transcontinental railroad?

• Plains Indians
• Cattle ranchers
• Irish immigrants 
• shipping workers

9) Which of the following is an accurate statement about the settling of the West?

• Settlers often struggled with Native Americans
• Settlers included many African and Australian immigrants
• Most settlers became rich miners or cattle ranchers
• Settlers were all adventurous white males

Why did the U.S. government want Native Americans to go to reservations?

• They wanted their land.

• They were trying to help them.

• They wanted to learn their culture.

• They wanted their lifestyle.

Native American landholdings fell from 138 million acres in 1887 to 48 million acres in 1934. What explains the reduction in the amount of land owned by Native Americans during this time?

• A. The Interstate Commerce Act encouraged entrepreneurs to build factories on land bought from Native Americans.

• B. The federal government purchased most land owned by Native Americans through the Homestead Act.

• C. Many Native Americans gave up farming because the Morrill Act provided free training in skilled trades.

• D. The Dawes Act allowed the federal government to sell surplus land to non–Native Americans.

What happened at Wounded Knee?

• A successful uprising by Native American tribes against US forces

• A massacre of Native American men, women, and children by US troops

• A negotiation for the return of Native American lands

• A peace treaty was signed between the US Government and Native American tribes

What was the Ghost Dance and how did misunderstandings about it contribute to conflict?

• A dance performed by US soldiers to mock Native American traditions

• A religious movement that was misunderstood as a call to arms by the US Government

• A traditional Native American celebration that promoted peace and unity

• A form of entertainment for Native American children