D-4 INDIGENOUS RIGHTS (SHOULD-DO)

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In the late 1800s, the U.S. Army was used to fight against the indigenous people in the western part of the U.S.

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Most indigenous nations were surrendering to the U.S. at the same time that the rest of the country was transitioning to the Jim Crow Era.

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Most indigenous nations had more advanced weaponry than the U.S. Army

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The main reason why the U.S. fought the indigenous peoples was because the U.S. wanted their land.

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Thousands of indigenous people died and millions of acres of indigenous lands were lost by the end of the Indian Wars.

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One of the reasons why the U.S. wanted indigenous lands was so that the U.S. could build more railroads in the West.

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One problem with indigneous lands was that there were very few natural resources found there.

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As more and more white settlers encountered indigenous persons, the white Americans tried to force everyone in the U.S. to adopt the cultures of the indigenous peoples.

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One way that the U.S. tried to assimilate the indigenous peoples was by sending their children to white boarding schools.

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In order to drive indigenous peoples off of their land, the U.S. government increased the number of wild buffalo living in the West.

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The 14th Amendment was one of the "Reconstruction Amendments."

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According to the 14th Amendment, anyone who is born in the U.S. is automatically a U.S. citizen.

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Indigenous men were granted U.S. citizenship during Reconstruction (at the same time that black men were granted citizenship).

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Some states still denied indigenous people the right to vote, even after Congress granted them U.S. citizenship.

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No one living in the U.S. today has any indigenous ancestry.

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Indigenous populations tend to have higher rates of poverty and disease than the rest of the U.S.

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The indigenous peoples of North America are the only indigenous peoples to be exploited by another group of people.

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The UN has taken action on behalf of indigenous peoples around the world and passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007.