Historia y derechos de los Mashpee Wampanoag

What did the Mashpee Wampanoag council do when the Massachusetts legislature did not listen to their petition to protect their lands?

• They sent a representative to London with a petition for King George III.

• They decided to move to another region.

• They sold all their lands to the colonists.

• They joined the colonists in the American Revolution.

Who did the Mashpee Wampanoag ally with in 1776 during the American Revolution?

• With the American colonies.

• With Great Britain.

• With France.

• With Spain.

After the Revolution, what problem did the Mashpee Wampanoag people continue to face regarding their lands?

• The council rented out their lands to non-Native farmers and kept the money.

• The council protected their lands from intruders.

• The colonists returned all the lands to the Mashpee Wampanoag.

• The council built schools on their lands.

Who helped the Mashpee Wampanoag write a "declaration of independence" from the council in 1833?

• William Apes.

• King George III.

• A non-Native farmer.

• A United States soldier.

What does the word "encroach" mean in English?

• To invade someone else's territory or rights.

• To build a new house.

• To teach someone a language.

• To eat at a restaurant.

Mashpee Declaration- May 21, 1833

"That we as a Tribe will rule ourselves and have the right to do so for all men are born (a)   and Equal, says the Constitution of the country".

What action did the Mashpee Wampanoag take in 1834 to protect their sovereignty?

• They submitted a petition to the government of the state of Massachusetts.

• They moved to another state.

• They signed a treaty with the colonists.

• They decided to do nothing.

What was one of the complaints of the Mashpee Wampanoag in their 1834 petition?

• The council denied them religious freedom.

• White men were stealing wood, fish, hay and other resources.

• They could not trade with other peoples.

• They could not attend school.

What right did the Mashpee Wampanoag affirm in the Mashpee Declaration of 1833?

• The right to govern themselves.

• The right to vote in all elections.

• The right to travel to Europe.

• The right to build a new city.

What did the Mashpee Wampanoag remind the Massachusetts court at the end of their petition?

• That they had been allies in the American Revolution.

• That they wanted to move to another country.

• That they needed more land.

• That they did not like the local food.