Impact of U.S. Legislation on Native Americans

Select the three events that were covered today

• The French and Indian War

• The Indian Relocation Act of 1956

• The Indian Removal Act of 1830

• Government Run Boarding Schools

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1930 do?

• Removed all Native Americans from Canada and placed them in the U.S.

• Removed Native Americans from their reservations and placed them in urban cities

• Removed Native Americans from their reservations and relocated them to “Indian land” in Oklahoma

• Introduced new legislation to protect Native Americans on reservations

How many children were placed into government run boarding schools?

• 60,000

• 200,000

• 5,500

• 12,000

True or False: Assimilation is the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of society

• True

• False

What impact did government boarding schools have on Native children? Select all that apply

• Loss of cultural identity

• Intergenerational trauma

• Trouble moving into big cities

• Allergies

What did the Indian Relocation Act of 1956 incentivize to Native Americans?

• Government reparations from the Trail of Tears

• Free transportation around their reservation

• Well paying jobs in urban cities

• Citizenship

What was one result of the Indian Relocation Act of 1956?

• 70% increase of Native populations in urban cities

• Urban poverty

• Large increase in Native American doctors, lawyers, and business executives

• Relocation of urban dwellers to suburbs

How long has the Ohlone tribe been living in the Bay Area for?

• 10,000 years

• 58 years

• 400 years

• 75,000 years