Chapter 10 - "The Taking of the Land"

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6 questions

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What did the Dawes Act do to Native American tribes and reservations?

It protected reservations and united tribes.

It broke up reservations and forced Native Americans to own land as individual family farmers.

It allowed Native Americans to remain in tribes and live off of the land as they always did.

According to the text on page 83, what is cultural identity?

How did the Dawes Act succeed, from the point of view of the U.S. government, where other acts and treaties had failed?

It united the Native Americans and protected their culture.

It took away the one thing Native American tribes needed to maintain their cultural identities:  LAND.

How did the overturning of the Dawes Act affect Native Americans? Choose TWO

It allowed Native American tribes to own land once again.

It stopped the fighting between U.S. soldiers and Native Americans.

It allowed Native Americans to revive and renew their cultural identities.

It allowed Native Americans to receive a free education.

Is the Hopi Petition written from the perspective of Native Americans or from the perspective of the US government?

Native Americans

US government

In this chapter, you read, "Today, the total land owned by Native American tribes has risen slightly, to about 55 million acres. That is only about 2 percent of the total land in the United States, but it was enough for Native Americans to revive and renew the core of their cultural identities - the connection to the land on which the tribe depends." What does the word revive mean?

to eliminate, terminate, or destroy

to make strong, active, alive or healthy 

What did the Dawes Act do to Native American tribes and reservations?

It protected reservations and united tribes.

It broke up reservations and forced Native Americans to own land as individual family farmers.

It allowed Native Americans to remain in tribes and live off of the land as they always did.

How did the Dawes Act succeed, from the point of view of the U.S. government, where other acts and treaties had failed?

It united the Native Americans and protected their culture.

It took away the one thing Native American tribes needed to maintain their cultural identities:  LAND.

How did the overturning of the Dawes Act affect Native Americans? Choose TWO

It allowed Native American tribes to own land once again.

It stopped the fighting between U.S. soldiers and Native Americans.

It allowed Native Americans to revive and renew their cultural identities.

It allowed Native Americans to receive a free education.

Is the Hopi Petition written from the perspective of Native Americans or from the perspective of the US government?

Native Americans

US government

In this chapter, you read, "Today, the total land owned by Native American tribes has risen slightly, to about 55 million acres.  That is only about 2 percent of the total land in the United States, but it was enough for Native Americans to revive and renew the core of their cultural identities - the connection to the land on which the tribe depends."  What does the word revive mean?

to eliminate, terminate, or destroy

to make strong, active, alive or healthy 