Exploring the Indian Civil War and Reconstruction Treaties

What event led to the Union Army withdrawing from Indian Territory?

• End of the American Civil War

• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Passage of the Indian Removal Act

• Start of the American Civil War

Which tribes were known as the 'Five Civilized Tribes'?

• Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cree, Crow, Pawnee

• Mohican, Pequot, Wampanoag, Shawnee, Delaware

• Osage, Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux

• Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Seminole, Chickasaw

What was a major consequence of the Reconstruction treaties signed in 1866?

• Establishment of new military forts

• Emancipation of 7,000 black slaves

• Creation of new states

• Expansion of railroad construction

What did the new treaties during the Reconstruction mandate regarding slavery?

• None of the above

• Abolition of slavery and provision of homes for freedmen

• Expansion of slavery to new territories

• Indefinite continuation of slavery under federal oversight

Which treaty replaced previous treaties voided due to alliances with the Confederacy?

• Treaty of Fort Smith

• Treaty of Washington

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of New Echota

How were the land rights of the Cherokee Nation affected by their treaties?

• They retained all their lands

• They expanded their territory westward

• They sold land to the Osage Nation and the U.S. government

• They purchased additional lands from neighboring tribes

What was the fate of the freedmen in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations?

• Given a choice to be adopted into the nations or relocated

• Excluded and left stateless

• Fully integrated as citizens

• Enlisted in the military

What significant action did the Osage Nation take during the Reconstruction Era?

• They formed an alliance with the Plains Indians

• They sold land in Kansas and Missouri

• They declared war on the U.S.

• They moved voluntarily to Oklahoma territory

What was the purpose of the Drum Creek Treaty of 1870?

• To build a new capital for the Osage Nation

• To declare peace with neighboring tribes

• To sell remaining Osage land in Kansas

• To establish a new reservation

Which tribes sold their lands at significantly low prices to the federal government?

• Osage and Seminole

• Seminole and Creek

• Chickasaw and Choctaw

• Cherokee and Creek