Native American Policies Quiz

What were the two conflicting policies that governed the treatment of Native Americans?

• Assimilation and integration

• Removal and resistance

• Assimilation and removal

• Integration and resistance

What was the goal of the assimilation policy?

• To force tribes westward to unoccupied land

• To provide financial assistance to missionaries

• To strong-arm Native Americans to adopt White American customs

• To ensure the survival of Native American cultures

Which Native American tribe demonstrated the ability to adapt to changing conditions?

• Choctaw

• Chickasaw

• Creek

• Cherokee

Who developed a written alphabet for the Cherokee tribe?

• Andrew Jackson

• Sequoyah

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

What was the goal of the Indian removal policy?

• To strong-arm Native Americans to adopt White American customs

• To provide financial assistance to missionaries

• To ensure the survival of Native American cultures

• To force tribes westward to unoccupied land

What did the United States government do to assimilate Native Americans?

• Provided financial assistance to missionaries

• Forced Native Americans to adopt single-family farms

• Enacted laws to split up public lands

• All of the above

What did the Cherokee tribe do to adapt to changing conditions?

• All of the above

• Established churches

• Opened schools

• Built roads

What was the key political issue regarding Native American peoples?

• Whether they would be able to block White expansion

• Whether they would be able to assimilate into White society

• Whether they would be able to maintain their own customs

• Whether they would be able to establish their own government

What caused conflict between tribes during the Indian removal policy?

• The resistance of Native American tribes

• The lack of financial assistance to missionaries

• The enforcement of assimilation policies

• The occupation of already occupied land

Who suggested the Indian removal policy?

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Sequoyah