Quiz on Indian Acts

What was the primary purpose of the 1830 Indian Removal Act?

• To grant citizenship to all Indians

• To remove Eastern Indians to lands west of the Mississippi

• To create the reservation system

• To allot land to each Indian family

What did the 1851 Indian Appropriation Act establish?

• Citizenship for all Indians

• The reservation system

• The allotment of lands to white settlers

• The return of unsold lands to the Indians

Which act granted American citizenship to all Indians born in the United States?

• 1934 Indian Reorganization Act

• 1924 Indian Citizenship Act

• 1851 Indian Appropriation Act

• 1830 Indian Removal Act

What was one of the outcomes of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• The Native American federal reservation system was developed.

• The federal government ended support and funding for Native American reservations.

• The federal government divided Native American reservations in small plots (allotments) of land to be sold to individuals.

• The federal government assisted Native Americans with housing and jobs in urban areas.

What significant change did the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act bring?

• It gave Native Americans citizenship rights.

• It re-established sovereignty and tribal self-government.

• It removed Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.

• It destroyed Native American tribes and their ability to make their own decisions.

What was a major effect of the 1953 Termination Policy on American Indians?

• It increased federal funding for Indian Tribes

• It ended the Bureau of Indian Affairs

• It provided educational assistance to Indian Tribes

• It divided tribal property and ended federal responsibilities for Native Americans

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

Under this Act signed by Andrew Jackson, Native Americans were forced to leave their homes.

• The Homestead Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Indian Removal Act

• Indian Reorganization Act

What was one of the consequences of the Indian Removal Act?

• The establishment of permanent peace treaties with all affected tribes

• The immediate granting of U.S. citizenship to all relocated Native Americans

• The Trail of Tears, which led to the death of thousands of Native Americans

• An increase in the land available for Native American tribes in the East

This act of legislation split up Indian reservations into sections of private property in order to assimilate the natives into mainstream European American culture.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Native American Assimilation Act