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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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Which of the following best explains why the Battle of Little Bighorn is sometimes referred to as “Custer’s Last Stand”?

A
The Battle of Little Bighorn resulted in the death of General Custer and all two hundred of his troops.
B
The Battle of Little Bighorn was General Custer’s last battle before he retired from the military.
C
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the last conflict the US military engaged in with the Sioux Indians.
D
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the final conflict in the American Indian Wars of the late 1800s.
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In the reservation system, American Indian tribes were confined to assigned land with

A
defined borders.
B
flexible borders.
C
unknown borders.
D
natural borders.
4

What was true of American Indian tribes under the Indian Appropriations Act?

A
The United States government agreed to sign treaties with all tribes.
B
Tribes were no longer considered to be independent nations.
C
Tribe members were no longer wards of the government.
D
The United States government helped tribes keep their cultural identity.
5

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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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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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.
8

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 of the following best describes the reasons why the Dawes Act was passed?

A
The Dawes Act was passed to make American Indians property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.
B
The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for American Indians and to provide protection from white settlers.
C
The Dawes Act was passed to take land away from American Indians and to move them to reservations.
D
The Dawes Act was passed to give American Indian families farmland and to end homesteading by white settlers.
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As a consequence of the Dawes Act, by 1900, American Indians

A
had gained more land than they held in 1881.
B
had lost half the land they held in 1881.
C
had lost all of the land they held in 1881.
D
had kept all of the land they held in 1881.

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