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.

True

False

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.

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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.

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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.

True

False

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

True

False

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.

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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. 

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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.

True

False