US.02 Review

The Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 marked the end of which era of U.S. Native American policy?

• the Indian Wars Era

• the Termination Era

• the Assimilation Era

• the Self-Determination Era

What policy marked a shift in the U.S. government's approach towards Native American tribes in the mid-20th century, focusing on tribal sovereignty?

• the Indian Relocation Act

• the Indian Termination Policy

• the Indian Reservation System

• the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

Which federal policy aimed to assimilate Native American children into Euro-American culture?

• the Trail of Tears

• the Indian Boarding School Policy

• the Indian Reorganization Act

• the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

Which federal policy was responsible for forcibly relocating Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the Southeast to Indian Territory in the 1830s?

• the Dawes Act

• the Homestead Act

• the Indian Removal Act

• the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• to establish reservations for Native Americans

• to provide financial compensation to Native American tribes

• to divide tribal land into individual allotments to promote agricultural self-sufficiency

• to encourage Native Americans to maintain their traditional communal land ownership

How did the "reservation system" affect the lives of Native American tribes in the 19th century?

• It led to isolating Native American tribes and forced cultural assimilation.

• It created opportunities for tribal communities to regain their lost territories.

• It provided a space for tribal communities to thrive and maintain their cultural practices.

• It created a platform for Indigenous tribes to reap the benefits of American industrial growth.

What was the outcome of the government policies of establishing boarding schools for Native American children in the early 20th century?

• It created powerful alliances between various Native American tribes.

• It fostered a widespread resurgence of indigenous identities and customs.

• It stimulated economic innovation and advancement within Native American communities.

• It stripped Native Children of their cultural heritage and forced them to adopt Western customs.

What were the key objectives of the Dawes Act in regards to the treatment of Native Americans in the late 19th century?

• to recognize the sovereignty of Native American nations

• to redistribute lands held by Native American tribes for individual ownership

• to facilitate the return of Native American tribes to their ancestral lands

• to support the growth and expansion of Native American tribes within the U.S.

The Native American Ghost Dance movement primarily symbolized:

• an appreciation for reservation life and the Dawes Act

• a rebuke of U.S. policies with a yearning for ancestral norms

• a transition towards European customs and spiritual beliefs

• an acknowledgement of U.S. territorial dominance in the West

What was a primary motivation for the U.S. government's establishment of reservations for Native Americans during the 19th century?

• a strategy to promote inter-tribal commerce and trade

• a response to Native American petitions for designated autonomous regions

• a plan to foster Native American self-governance away from U.S. intervention

• an attempt to control and regulate Native American populations due to settler encroachment