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Which of the following describes an effect of the allotment system?

A
American Indians lost their land.
B
American Indians gained some land.
C
American Indians competed with settlers for land.
D
American Indians farmed with settlers.
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To promote assimilation, American Indian children were

A
encouraged to speak their native language.
B
forbidden to speak their native language.
C
encouraged to learn many languages.
D
forbidden to learn English.
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Many Plains Indians had trouble living on reservations because they were

A
nomadic hunters.
B
farmers.
C
day laborers
D
explorers.
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The conflict between the Sioux and the US military at Wounded Knee marked

A
the beginning of the American Indian Wars.
B
the final battle in the American Indian Wars.
C
the beginning of the Ghost Dance movement.
D
the end of the reservation system in the West.
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Which of the following statements is true?

A
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 allowed white settlers to claim tribal lands as homesteaders.
B
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 meant that tribes were no longer classified as independent nations.
C
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 allowed white settlers to claim tribal lands as homesteaders.
D
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 meant that tribes were no longer classified as independent nations.
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How did the policy of allotment impact American Indians?

A
Many American Indian families received one hundred sixty acres of land to farm.
B
Many American Indian families were never allowed to leave their one hundred sixty acre plot of land.
C
Many American Indian families combined their one hundred sixty acres to farm communally.
D
Many American Indian families traded their one hundred sixty acres to gain wealth.
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Supporters of the Dawes Act said the act would help American Indians to

A
keep traditions and customs.
B
increase property.
C
educate children.
D
become farmers.
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Which of these events first allowed many more settlers to move west?

A
the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
B
the passing of the Indian Appropriations Act.
C
the defeat of American Indians at the battle at Wounded Knee.
D
the institution of the reservation system.
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The Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 encouraged American Indians to

A
live freely on unoccupied lands.
B
divide their land into 160-acre plots.
C
sell unoccupied lands.
D
live confined on reservations.
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Which statement best describes the impact of the discovery of gold on American Indian territory in the 1850s and 1870s?

A
War broke out among American Indian groups when warring chiefs signed new treaties with the government.
B
War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to take the land from American Indians.
C
War broke out among American Indian groups when some groups sold their land to the government.
D
War broke out when white settlers tried to buy land from warring American Indian groups.

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