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Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier — Quiz

Question 4 • Virginia and US History

Which statement is true?

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

Explanation

The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 ended the federal government’s practice of making treaties with Native American tribes. It also meant tribes were no longer treated as independent nations by the United States, so statement A is true. The 1889 act is associated with opening land in Oklahoma to settlers, not with ending tribes’ status as independent nations.

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