Native American History Quiz

What was the process by which European powers established control over Native American lands?

• Manifest Destiny

• Assimilation

• Sovereignty

• Colonisation

What term describes the inherent authority of Indigenous nations to govern themselves?

• Reservation System

• Assimilation

• Sovereignty

• Colonization

What was the forced relocation of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, called?

• Cultural Revitalization

• Indian Removal Act

• Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

What was the 1830 law that authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral homelands?

• Treaty Rights

• Indian Removal Act

• Reservation System

• Indigenous Resistance

What term describes the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the United States across the American continent was justified and inevitable?

• Assimilation

• Colonization

• Manifest Destiny

• Sovereignty

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• To promote Native American self-governance

• To assimilate Native Americans into American society

• To establish new reservations

• To protect Native American cultural practices

Which event marked the end of the Indian Wars in the late 19th century?

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Wounded Knee Massacre

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Red Cloud's War

What was the purpose of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?

• To grant U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans

• To establish new tribal governments

• To create new reservations

• To promote Native American cultural heritage

What was the primary purpose of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934?

• To terminate tribal governments

• To promote Native American self-governance

• To assimilate Native Americans into American society

• To relocate Native American tribes

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• To provide land to Native Americans

• To encourage Western migration by providing settlers with land

• To establish national parks

• To create military bases