Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 1

The Plains tribes embraced the Ghost Dance movement as a reaction to

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living on reservations.

Question 2

In the late 1800s, the purpose of the reservation system was to

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relocate Indigenous peoples and to provide land for White settlers.

Question 3

What was the government’s overall goal in passing the Indian Appropriations Acts?

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to open land for White settlers

Question 4

The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 changed how the US government treated Indigenous peoples. Under this policy,

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Indigenous peoples were treated as individuals.

Question 5

Why did the Dakota Sioux start an uprising in 1862?

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The US government had not followed through with promises of help.

Question 6

One major problem with the reservation system was that US government agents

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did not understand Indigenous culture.

Question 7

In the late 1800s, many more settlers moved to the West after the completion of

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the transcontinental railroad.

Question 8

Why is the Battle of Little Bighorn often referred to as “Custer’s Last Stand”?

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The Battle of Little Bighorn resulted in the death of General Custer and all two hundred of his troops.

Question 9

How did the discovery of gold impact Indigenous territory in the 1870s?

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War broke out when White settlers pressured the government to take the land from Indigenous peoples.

Question 10

Read the quotation.I will fight no more forever.Who uttered this quotation when the Nez Perce surrendered in 1877?

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Chief Joseph

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