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WorksheetsIndian Boarding Schools
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was a common practice at the Carlisle School?
Allowing students to visit their families during summer
Teaching Native American languages
Promoting Native American religious practices
Stripping students of their cultural identities
What are some of the long-term impacts of boarding schools on Native American communities?
Cultural revival
Increased political power
Intergenerational trauma
Economic prosperity
What has been a recent effort to address the history of boarding schools?
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Building new boarding schools
Renaming schools after Native American leaders
Granting reparations to affected families
This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to
train future leaders in tribal traditions
prepare children for life on the reservation
teach skills needed for working in factories
promote cultural assimilation
What was the reason 19 Hopi men were imprisoned in 1895?
For refusing to send their children to boarding schools
For protesting against the U.S. government
For escaping from a military prison
For acts of violence
Where was the Carlisle Indian Industrial School located?
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Florida
Oklahoma
When did Native American activists win the right for parents to refuse sending their children to off-reservation schools?
2000
1980
1990
1978
What was the primary goal of Indian Boarding Schools in the United States?
Assimilation of Native American children into Euro-American culture
Preservation of Native American languages and traditions
Promotion of Native American leadership in government
Providing higher education opportunities for Native Americans
Which U.S. government policy supported the establishment of Indian Boarding Schools?
The Dawes Act
The Indian Removal Act
The Homestead Act
The New Deal
Who was the founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School?
Richard Henry Pratt
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Chief Joseph
What was a common punishment for students who spoke their native language at Indian Boarding Schools?
Physical punishment
Extra homework
Detention
Community service
Which of the following was a common experience for children at Indian Boarding Schools?
Forced labor
Learning traditional crafts
Participating in tribal ceremonies
Studying Native American history
What was the impact of Indian Boarding Schools on Native American languages?
Language loss and decline
Language preservation
Language revival
Language diversification
Which act allowed Native American parents to refuse sending their children to boarding schools?
The Indian Child Welfare Act
The Civil Rights Act
The Education Act
The Native American Rights Act
What is a modern-day effort to address the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools?
Cultural revitalization programs
Building new boarding schools
Increasing military presence
Expanding urban development
