GT3 Growth & Growing Pains - Vocab Part 1 - Migration & Immigr.

The Dawes Act...

• Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
• divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
• provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
• established the route for the Transcontinental railroad

Compliance with the provisions of the Dawes Act allowed a Native American to:

• enlist in the military.

• own property.

• create a sovereign government.

• become a U.S. citizen.

How did the policy instituted in the Dawes Act of 1887 contrast with (differ from) previous Native American policies?

• It letthe Supreme Court to resolve matters of citizenship and rights.

• It encouraged Native Americans to assimilate and adopt U.S. citizenship.

• It recognized the Native Americans' claims as sovereign or independent groups.

• It provided material support and protection as long as they remain in designated locations.

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

• the Civil War

• the extermination of the bison population

• the Social Gospel movement

• homesteaders expanding into the plains region

What famous US general was killed at the Battle at Little Big Horn?

• Crazy Horse

• George Custer

• Phil Sheridan

• Sitting Bull

This word describes the process of adopting American ways of life & influenced the creation of government policies like the Native American Boarding Schools.

• Assimilation

• Immigration

• Nativism

• Patriotism

Public lands where the federal government forced Native Americans to relocate and live. Many resisted at first, leading to the "Indian Wars." They ended up having both good and bad qualities and still exist today.

• Indian Territory

• Colony System

• Reservation System

• Reallocation system

Why was the Dawes Act a failure?

• The land given to individual Native Americans was often not very productive farm land.

• Many Native Americans did not want to, or could not, assimilate into the dominant culture.

• The president reneged on the promises laid out in the Dawes Act.

• The reservations were not large enough to allot all Native American families land.

Match the following vocabulary terms with the appropriate image

• Dawes Act

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• Assimilation

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• Westward Expansion

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• Homestead Act

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• Nativism

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Which of the following was passed due to nativism and concerns over job competition?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Interstate Commerce Act