Native American/Citizenship Review

What did Native Americans have before Europeans knew there was land across the ocean?

• No form of society or culture

• Their own societies, cultures, and customs

• A single homogeneous culture

• Limited diversity in their societies

How did Congressional acts like the Homestead Act and Indian Removal Act affect Native Americans?

• They provided Native Americans with new economic opportunities.

• They had no significant impact on Native Americans.

• They led to the forced relocation and suffering of Native Americans.

• They allowed Native Americans to maintain their ancestral lands.

Before the arrival of Europeans, Native American Indians occupied which area?

• Only the eastern part of the United States

• Only the western part of the United States

• All of the United States

• Only the central part of the United States

What policy did the U.S. government follow during the 1800s regarding the Native Americans? (Choose 2)

• Assimilation of Native Americans into European-American culture

• Encouragement of Native Americans to maintain their traditional lands

• Pushing Native Americans from their traditional lands onto government reservations in the West

• Offering full citizenship and voting rights to Native Americans

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• An act that allowed Native Americans to live anywhere in the U.S.

• An act that forced all Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River to move west.

• An act that provided new lands for Native Americans in the eastern U.S.

• An act that recognized the sovereignty of Native American tribes.

What tragic event occurred during the relocation of the Cherokee tribe?

• They prospered in their new territory.

• They were attacked by other tribes during the move.

• They were given additional lands halfway through the journey.

• One fourth of these Cherokee died on the way on a journey known as the Trail of Tears.

What did the Homestead Act grant to Americans?

• 100-acre plots of private land for a large filing fee

• 160-acre plots of public land for a small filing fee

• 200-acre plots of public land for a large filing fee

• 50-acre plots of private land for no filing fee

Which groups of people were allowed to become landowners due to the Homestead Act?

• Only men and native-born citizens

• Only former slaves and women

• Citizens of all walks of life, including former slaves, women, and immigrants

• Only immigrants and native-born citizens

What happened to the lands in Oklahoma that were once reserved for Native Americans?

• They were turned into national parks

• They were preserved as historical sites

• They were sold to settlers and Native Americans were moved again

• They were given back to the Native Americans

During the time of the settlers' expansion, were Native Americans considered citizens?

• Yes, they were considered citizens

• No, they were not considered citizens

• Yes, but only in certain states

• No, but they were given the right to vote