Native, African, and Mexican Americans and Education

The most pressing issue for the United States government in 1790 was

• Relocating African Americans to Haiti

• Deciding the future status of American Indians

• Deciding the future status of East Indians

• Issuing the emancipation proclamation

The emphasis on the establishment of religious schools for Native Americans was based on which of these objectives?

• Agricultural policy

• Cultural. interaction

• Freedom

• Assimilation

The U.S. government adopted which of the following as part of its overall strategy at finding a solution to "the Indian problem."

• Education

• Healthcare

• Mining

• Recreation

U.S. government policies aimed at the destruction of Native American languages were not reversed until

• The Women's suffrage movement of the 1920s

• 2007

• The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s

• The Indian Remova Act of 1830

Which of the following presidents was the first to articulate an "Indian Policy"

• Warren G. Harding

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Knox Polk

The initial attempt by the United States government to destroy Native American cultures and languages was spearheaded by the first head of the Office of Indian Affairs. Who was this?

• Thomas Freeman

• William Taylor

• Harriet Tubman

• Thomas McKenney

Which of the following did NOT impact the Native American Way of life?

• Locomotives

• Spanish flu

• Smallpox

• Schools

In 1819, the U.S. government created the Civilization fund. Which of these were the recipients of this funding?

• The Choctaw

• The Mennonites

• Christian Missionaries

• The Pilgrims

The Dawes Act of 1887 was designed to deal with which of the following?

• Indian Lands

• The Trail of Tears

• Native American participation in World War 1

• Deportation of Mexicans

Which of the following presidents was responsible for the passage of the Dawes Act?

• Barack Obama

• James Garfield

• Grover Cleveland

• George Washington