Chapter 6: Strangers in Their Own Land

Define reservation.

• Land set aside by the US government for American Indians.

• A legal document detailing US government policies on land use.

• A temporary permit issued to American Indians to use land.

• A system of land management operated by state governments.

Define allotment.

• A small homestead created by the Dawes Act out of former reservation land.

• The legal process of partitioning communal land in urban areas.

• The division of property among heirs following inheritance laws.

• A method of land redistribution based on industrial needs.

The main job of an agent was to:

• Oversee life on a reservation

• Report back to tribal leaders

• Teach lessons in tribal schools

• Find new lands for reservations.

Which reason best explains why the nomadic tribes were the last to be forced onto reservations?

• They wanted to keep their traditional way of life.

• They hunted bison and other animals for food.

• They were better warriors than the farming tribes.

• They lived farther west than the farming tribes.

The following list tells the effects of what: tribal governments lost their power, there were no more tribal lands, the US government ruled most of the Native tribes in Nebraska.

• Allotments

• Surveyors

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Wild West shows

Susan La Flesche is best known for: a. Becoming the first American Indian medical doctor b. Guiding her tribe through the Ponca Trail of Tears c. Saving the life of Chief Standing Bear in Nebraska d. Starting the first American Indian boarding school.

• Becoming the first American Indian medical doctor

• Guiding her tribe through the Ponca Trail of Tears

• Saving the life of Chief Standing Bear in Nebraska

• Starting the first American Indian boarding school.

The Dawes Act allowed the president to: a. Move white settlers onto reservations b. Help nomadic tribes grow their own crops c. Force farming tribes to build new villages d. Break up tribal lands into small homesteads.

• Move white settlers onto reservations

• Help nomadic tribes grow their own crops

• Force farming tribes to build new villages

• Break up tribal lands into small homesteads

What is the significance of the title "Strangers in Their Own Land" in Chapter 6?

• It refers to the American Indians maintaining control over their land.

• It highlights the significant changes in the lives of American Indians, who were once the first inhabitants of the land but lost control over their lives.

• It suggests that American Indians were welcoming to new settlers.

• It indicates that American Indians were content with their situation.

How did trains impact the tribes living in Nebraska and other parts of the Great Plains?

• Trains provided jobs for Native Americans.

• Trains destroyed bison herds, a crucial food source, due to white settlers hunting them from the trains.

• Trains increased trade among tribes.

• Trains helped preserve bison populations.

In what ways did the arrival of American settlers and immigrants affect American Indians?

• They established partnerships with American Indians.

• They took away land, broke treaties, and forced American Indians to give up their culture.

• They helped American Indians gain more land.

• They encouraged American Indians to retain their cultural practices.