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What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

A
to stop American Indians from buying land
B
to stop American Indians from resisting assimilation
C
to divide and distribute land to American Indians
D
to divide and distribute land to white settlers
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One of the main problems with the Indian reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to American Indians.
B
dealt dishonestly with American Indian families.
C
did not understand the power structure of American Indian tribes.
D
gave land to settlers who removed American Indians.
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Opposition to Asian immigrants led to the 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan. This informal agreement stated that

A
Japan would stop giving passports to people who wanted to immigrate to the United States.
B
Japan would issue only five thousand passports per year to people who wanted to immigrate to the United States.
C
the United States could take away the citizenship of Japanese immigrants who lived in the United States.
D
the United States would stop giving passports to people who wanted to immigrate to Japan.
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How did the federal government use land grants in the West in the 1860s?

A
The government gave land to the railroads to spur the development of a transcontinental railroad.
B
The government used land grants to relocate Indigenous People onto reservations.
C
The government slowed settlement of the West by withholding land grants until the Civil War was over.
D
The government offered land grants to free African Americans after the end of the Civil War.
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How did the end of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?

A
It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of free African Americans.
B
It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
C
It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
D
It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.
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How did speculators take advantage of the Homestead Act?

A
by catering to new markets
B
by promising homesteaders a reliable link to the East
C
by creating phony claims
D
by preparing the land for planting
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The government’s continuous changing of American Indian policy caused

A
distrust of the federal government among American Indians.
B
trust of the federal government among American Indians.
C
all American Indian tribes to rise up against federal government policies.
D
all American Indian tribes to accept federal government policies.
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Read the quote.I will fight no more forever. Who said this quote when the Nez Perce surrendered in 1877?

A
Chief Joseph
B
Geronimo
C
General Custer
D
Sitting Bull
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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.
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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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A pull factor is best defined as

A
something that causes people to leave their country.
B
something that draws people to a new country.
C
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
D
any legal restriction on immigration.
12

Which of the following best describes an enclave?

A
a crowded apartment building within a large city
B
a group that lives or works together in a larger community
C
a group that supports discrimination against immigrants
D
a law that regulates immigration by restricting certain groups
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An example of a pull factor would be

A
oppression.
B
famine.
C
war.
D
safety.
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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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Which statement best describes nativist views in the late 1800s?

A
Nativists believed that people born in the United States were better than immigrants.
B
Nativists believed that more people should immigrate to the United States to boost the economy.
C
Nativists believed that immigrants should adopt American culture to better assimilate.
D
Nativists believed that immigrants should bring their own cultures to the United States.
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Nativism among Americans in the early 1900s was

A
a group’s shared beliefs, values, and ways of life.
B
the belief that immigrant groups were inferior.
C
the act of separating one group from another group.
D
a group that lived or worked together in a larger community.
17

Chinese immigration to the United States sharply increased

A
in the 1820s.
B
in the 1850s.
C
in the 1880s.
D
in the 1910s.
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How were the conflicts between homesteaders and Indigenous People resolved in the wake of the Homestead Act?

A
Homesteaders formed their own small armies and militias.
B
The American government forced Indigenous People to leave the land.
C
The American government used force against the homesteaders.
D
Congress repealed the Homestead Act to prevent further conflict.
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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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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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