Native Americans: Chapter 9 The Taking of the Land

What was true by the late 1880s?

• There were no Native Americans living the United States.

• Many Native Americans still lived freely wherever they wished.

• Native Americans were the governors of many U.S. states.

• Nearly all Native Americans lived on reservations or joined U.S. society.

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• keep reservations, strengthen tribes, and allow tribes to own land

• end reservations, weaken tribes and allow just families to own land

• keep reservations, strengthen tribes and not allow tribes to own land

• keep reservations, strengthen tribes and not allow tribes to own land

A person’s cultural identity consists of

• their language

• their clothing

• their food and religion

• all of the above, plus more things can’t be easily measured

What was a huge component of Native American cultural identify that could not always be easily understood?

• land

• books

• factories

• libraries

What phrase best describes how Native Americans lived?

• They conquered the land they lived on.

• They tamed the land they lived on.

• They blended into the land they lived on.

• They destroyed the land they lived on.

How much land did Native Americans lose before the Dawes Act was overturned in 1934?

• less than a third of their land

• exactly half of their land

• over two-thirds of their land

• all of their land

What was NOT a way Native Americans lost land during the Dawes Act?

• Native Americans simply sold the land allotted to them.

• Native Americans lost their allotted lands because they went into debt.

• Homesteaders took allotments meant for Native Americans.

• European monarchs claimed land from Native Americans.

Which statement best summarizes the chapter?

• The Dawes Act greatly strengthened Native American tribes.

• The Dawes Act greatly hurt tribes by ending tribal ownership of land.

• The Dawes Act enlarged reservations for Native Americans.

• The Dawes Act was well-received by Native Americans.