Chapter 10 - "The Taking of the Land"
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What did the Dawes Act do to Native American tribes and reservations?
What did the Dawes Act do to Native American tribes and reservations?
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According to the text on page 83, what is cultural identity?
According to the text on page 83, what is cultural identity?
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How did the Dawes Act succeed, from the point of view of the U.S. government, where other acts and treaties had failed?
How did the Dawes Act succeed, from the point of view of the U.S. government, where other acts and treaties had failed?
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How did the overturning of the Dawes Act affect Native Americans? Choose TWO
How did the overturning of the Dawes Act affect Native Americans? Choose TWO
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Is the Hopi Petition written from the perspective of Native Americans or from the perspective of the US government?
Is the Hopi Petition written from the perspective of Native Americans or from the perspective of the US government?
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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?
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?