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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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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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In the 1870s, when gold was discovered in the Blacks Hills, the federal government first tried to

A
buy the territory from the American Indians.
B
restrict all Sioux Indians to their reservation.
C
call on the US military to resolve the claims issue.
D
sign a new treaty with the area’s tribal chiefs.
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Under the allotment system, many American Indian families

A
did not farm and ignored the government policy.
B
were successful farmers and competed with white settlers.
C
tried to farm communally and established their own system.
D
made an effort to succeed at farming but often failed.
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Read Mrs. Z. A. Parker’s observations from 1890.[T]hey raised their eyes to heaven, their hands clasped high above their heads, and stood straight and perfectly still, invoking the power of the Great Spirit to allow them to see and talk with their people who had died. . . .They would go as fast as they could, their hands moving from side to side.What is Parker describing in this quotation?

A
the ritualized movements of Sioux Indians during a Ghost Dance ceremony
B
the horrified response of Cheyenne Indians after the Sand Creek Massacre
C
the celebratory reaction to the signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie
D
the anger and fear of white settlers that began after the Battle of Little Bighorn
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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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As white settlement increased, the government began to set aside land called _______ for American Indian groups.

A
reservations
B
homesteads
C
plains
D
tribes
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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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