Indigenous Boarding Schools — Quiz

Question 1

What was one main goal of the Dawes Act?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to encourage private land ownership over shared traditions

Question 2

Why did some US officials fear that Indigenous peoples keeping their languages and traditions would cause problems?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They believed it would make Indigenous nations resist US control.

Question 3

How did some students resist the strict rules at boarding schools?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by quietly disobeying school rules and routines in groups

Question 4

What was the primary purpose of early missionary schools funded by the Civilization Fund Act?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to teach Indigenous students English and Christianity

Question 5

What was one result of Indigenous students being forced to speak only English?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They lost the ability to practice or pass down their own languages.

Question 6

What were Indigenous peoples pressured to do during the period of assimilation policies?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

adopt White American language and customs

Question 7

Which statement best summarizes the role of assimilation in US education policy?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It sought to erase Indigenous identities.

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Civilization Fund Act?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to allow Christian missionary groups to create boarding schools

Question 9

What was a result of the Indian Self-Determination Act?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the return of educational control to the Pueblo council

Question 10

How did the purpose of the Santa Fe Indian School change by the 21st century?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It became a center for cultural revitalization and community leadership.

Indigenous Boarding Schools — Quiz Answers