From the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee: Ep 11 of Crash Course Native American History

What was a main reason Indigenous protesters occupied Wounded Knee in 1973?

• To demand better education for their children.

• To protest the US government not honoring treaties.

• To celebrate their culture with dances and songs.

• To ask for more money from the government.

What happened to tribal lands in the United States during the Treaty Era (1778-1871)?

• Tribal lands grew larger as new agreements were made.

• Tribal lands stayed mostly the same size.

• Tribal lands were often lost as colonists moved westward.

• Tribal lands were given back to Native Americans by the government.

Why did the Lenape people and the Dutch likely have different ideas about the sale of Manhattan in 1626?

• The Dutch wanted to build houses, but the Lenape wanted to build farms.

• The Lenape thought they were sharing the land, while the Dutch thought they were buying it forever.

• The Dutch offered too little money, and the Lenape felt cheated.

• The Lenape did not want any Europeans on their land.

What was a key promise the United States made to the Delawares in the first treaty, which the US later broke?

• To help the Delawares build new homes.

• To give the Delawares special trading rights.

• To respect the Delawares' land and right to govern themselves.

• To teach the Delawares how to farm new crops.

What was the main purpose of the Indian Removal Act passed by Congress in 1830?

• To give Native Americans more land in the east.

• To allow Native Americans to become U.S. citizens.

• To move Native American tribes from eastern lands to lands west of the Mississippi River.

• To create new treaties that protected Native American hunting grounds.

Why was the Treaty of New Echota considered unfair to the Cherokee Nation?

• It gave the Cherokee too much land.

• It was signed by only one chief who did not represent most of the tribe.

• It offered too much money for the land.

• It allowed the Cherokee to stay on their ancestral lands.

What was the "Trail of Tears"?

• A path used by Native Americans to trade goods.

• A forced journey where many Native Americans died while moving west.

• A celebration of Native American culture.

• A peaceful agreement between Native Americans and the U.S. government.

What important change did the Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 make regarding Native American tribes?

• It gave Native American tribes more power to make their own laws.

• It allowed Native American tribes to sign new treaties with the U.S. government.

• It officially ended the U.S. government's practice of making treaties with Native American nations.

• It provided more money for Native American schools.