Exam 10: Native Americans: the First Americans

The Appropriations Act of 1871 brought an end to:

The BIA became the commissioner of Indian affairs as the government's administrative agency in the matter of Indians.

Describe the process of treaty-making and the track record of the Anglo governments in keeping their end of the treaties.Has the end of treaty-making helped or hurt Native Americans?

White miners mined gold on sacred Indian lands in the Black Hills.

A large number of tribes use blood quantum of ________ for tribal membership status.

Briefly describe the formal programs implemented by Congress to assimilate or "civilize"Indians and how successful they were.Contrast them with the doctrine of self-determination.

In 1990 fewer than 3 percent of Indians spoke no English.

A group of World War II veterans formed:

Overall,the Proclamation of 1763 gave lip service to the rights of:

SAI was founded on Columbus day in 1911.

One of the unfortunate White intervention strategies in response to the Ghost Dances was:

The termination policy was designed to get government out of Indian business.

The takeover of Alcatraz Island failed at every level.

The U.S.government forced the Cherokee to give up ________ acres of its land.

Define some of the pros and cons of gaming and financial success to the collective Native American Experience.List five things that might help natives to preserve their traditional ways of life.

Briefly list and describe each of the Indian Civil Rights organizations and those organizations which have either helped or hindered them.

Each of the following tribes reported 100,000 members or more except:

The U.S.Army massacred women and children at Wounded Knee.

The English lost the War of 1812 and the Indians gained ongoing European support for their resistance.

The United States kept all the treaties made to those Indians who walked the Trail of Tears.