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WorksheetsIndian Policies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Under the reservation system, the American government ...
granted pardons to American Indians over their resistance in the Sioux Wars.
placed American indians into land lots called reservations that made them official wards of the state.
paid American Indians for assimilating into American culture.
promised American Indians 160 acres of land as long as they settled and "improved" it for 5 years.
By enacting the Dawes Act of 1887, the U.S. Government wanted...
American Indian resistance to assimilation and preservation of their culture.
American Indian assimilation into American culture as a requirement for receiving federal land.
a renewal of the Reservation system with more free land for American Indians.
a closure of the American frontier and a return to the industrial way of life of the east.
TRUE OR FALSE. The Ghost Dance movement was a last ditch effort of American Indian resistance started by a Northwestern prophet named Wavoka that predicted the return of Indian ancestors and the end of White settlement in Indian territory.
TRUE
FALSE
What plan did the Indian Peace Commission propose in order to deal with Native American tensions in the West?
negotiate peace with the various tribes
create two large reservations to separate the Plains Indians from white settlers
wipe out the Plains Indians through a series of strategic attacks
pay the Plains Indians certain money for the land settlers were taking
The effect of the Indian Peace Commission was
poverty and despair as Native Americans were moved to reservations without resources.
thriving communities of Native Americans practicing their culture.
the end of all violence by Native Americans against settlers, miners, ranchers, and the U.S. Army.
that many of the Native Americans joined the U.S. Army as commissioned officers.
At _________, General Custer and his men were killed by one of the largest Native American fighting forces ever assembled.
the Great Lakota Massacre
the Fight for Nez Perce
the War of Sitting Bull
the Battle of Little Bighorn
The outbreak of the Indian Wars of the 1870s was caused by all of the following EXCEPT
the U.S. government's effort to isolate Indian tribes on smaller reservations.
The rush of gold miners into Indian lands
Perceived failure of the U.S. government to honor past treaties
Native refusal to adopt any Western technology or culture
The federal government attempted to force Indians away from their traditional values and customs by
Forcing Native children to attend boarding schools
Establishing scholarships for Indian students at White colleges
Developing programs of bilingual education in reservation schools
Established a series of Wild West shows to highlight famous Indians and their contributions to American society
The purpose of the Ghost Dance Movement was a restablishment of Native power/traditions and the resurrection of lost relatives. True or False?
True
False
