The Dawes Act (1887)

Compliance with the provisions of this law allowed a Native American to:

• enlist in the military.

• own property.

• create a sovereign government.

• become a U.S. citizen.

The Dawes Act demonstrates that the U.S. government was seeking to:

• suppress Native American dissent for the policies of the U.S. government.

• resolve the Native American issue without further military engagement.

• cut off all future aid to Native Americans.

• relinquish all territorial claims to lands once controlled by Native Americans.

Which movement or trend was most significant in creating the conflict with Plains Indians that ultimately led to this law?

• railroad expansion to the West Coast

• the extermination of the bison population

• the Social Gospel movement

• homesteaders expanding into the plains region

The Dawes Act was an attempt by the US Government to.....

• Annex Native American Nations

• Force Native Americans onto reservations

• Force Native Americans to assimilate into the white mans world

• Maintain Native American Culture

The Dawes Act broke Native American land into individual land plots in hopes that Native Americans would become __________

• Industrialists

• Soldiers

• Farmers

• Slaves

What were the three requirements of The Homestead Act?(you can select multiple answers.)

• Must be 21 years of age

• Must farm the land for 5 years

• Must have never taken up arms against the US government

• Must convert to Islam

Did The Homestead Act contribute to the closing and settling of the West?

• TRUE

• FALSE

What location did the Transcontinental Railroad finally meet for completion?

• Ellis Island, New York

• St. Paul, Minnesota

• Promontory Point, Utah

• Poway, California

What region of the United State did Chinese Immigrants go to?

• North

• South

• West

• East

The Chinese immigrants went West primarily to help construct what?

• Naval Shipyards

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Range Fences

• Miramar Air Force Base