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Which of the following laws committed money for establishing additional American Indian reservations?

A
the Indian Appropriations Act of 1851
B
the Indian Appropriations Act of 1871
C
the Indian Appropriations Act of 1885
D
the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889
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Which of the following best describes the aim of the Dawes Act?

A
to strongly encourage American Indians to sell their land
B
to strongly encourage American Indians to speak English
C
to strongly encourage American Indians to change religions
D
to strongly encourage American Indians to become farmers
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Which of the following describes an effect of the allotment system?

A
American Indians lost their land.
B
American Indians gained some land.
C
American Indians competed with settlers.
D
American Indians farmed with settlers.
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Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to American Indians was sold

A
as reservation land for specific tribes.
B
to American Indians who wanted more.
C
to white settlers and railroad companies.
D
to tribal chiefs to divide on their own.
5

During which decades did the US government pass all of the Indian Appropriation Acts?

A
1800-1830s
B
1830-1860s
C
1850-1880s
D
1870-1900s
6

A small farm made available to an American Indian family was known as

A
an allotment.
B
an assimilation.
C
a homestead.
D
a settlement.
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In 1887, the passage of the Dawes Act introduced the government’s system of

A
land allotments.
B
cultural assimilation.
C
funded reservations.
D
religious conversion.
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In the 1870s, the US government began an American Indian policy of

A
providing allotments of land.
B
encouraging assimilation.
C
confining tribes on reservations.
D
forcing tribes to relocate.
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American Indian tribes were relocated to reservations in the 1850s because the federal government wanted:

A
to give white settlers more land.
B
to give American Indians more land.
C
American Indians to own property.
D
to return territory to American Indians.
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Which of the following statements is true?

A
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 allowed white settlers to claim tribal lands as homesteaders.
B
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 meant that tribes were no longer classified as independent nations.
C
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 allowed white settlers to claim tribal lands as homesteaders.
D
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 meant that tribes were no longer classified as independent nations.

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