Exam 7: Native Americans and Social Justice

Europeans used Social Darwinism to justify the treatment of the Native Americans, taking the devastation of the native population by European diseases as proof that _____________.

The term ___________ was first used to incorrectly label the natives because the explorers had thought that they had finally found the Indies.

Which of the following is an example of positive legislation brought about by the American Indian Movement?

Native Americans fell victim to __________, which decimated the population and reduced the natives to about 600,000 in 1800.

The __________ was the first step towards the creation of tribal courts, Native American law enforcement agencies, and tribal legislative bodies.

The third period of significance in relations with Native Americans, which occurred between 1887 and 1928, was punctuated by what?

The invasion and takeover of the political authority of a geographic area and its inhabitants by outsiders is referred to as what?

The push to rediscover and reinstitute cultural traditions, ceremonies, languages, and social structures that were damaged as a result of colonization is referred to as what?

Which of the following is consistent with the rationale of the anti-Indian Movement, according to Jimson (1992)?

__________ is the process by which a group of people adopt the social and psychological characteristics of the dominant group.

Briefly discuss the three Supreme Court cases of the Marshall Trilogy.

Briefly define each of the five historical periods in relations with Native Americans.

The _________ states that Congress is recognized as having the power to "regulate commerce with foreign Nations and among the several states and with the Indian tribes."

Which of the following is not an explanation as to why Native American issues and offenders are far less studied than the other minority populations?

The gains of the Indian Civil Rights Act provided fuel for a secondary movement, the _______________, in the late 1960s.

___________ refers to the explicit violence intended for the eradication of a group of people.

The ___________ effectively reduced tribal lands from 138 million acres to 48 million acres.

The concept of _____________ refers to the doctrine that Europeans had the God-given right and indeed, the duty to expand their territory and cultural influence throughout North America.

Which of the following is a result of the Tribal Law and Order Act?

Which of the following granted the federal government primary jurisdiction over certain felonies committed in tribal lands and included crimes by one Native American against another?