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In the reservation system, Indigenous people tribes were confined to assigned land with

A
unknown borders.
B
defined borders.
C
flexible borders.
D
natural borders.
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As a consequence of the Dawes Act, by 1900, Indigenous people

A
had lost all of the land they held in 1881.
B
had kept all of the land they held in 1881.
C
had lost half the land they held in 1881.
D
had gained more land than they held in 1881.
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Which of these describes an effect of the allotment system?

A
Indigenous people competed with settlers for land.
B
Indigenous people lost their land.
C
Indigenous people farmed with settlers.
D
Indigenous people gained some land.
4

How did the policy of allotment impact Indigenous people?

A
Many Indigenous people families combined their one hundred sixty acres to farm communally.
B
Many Indigenous people families traded their one hundred sixty acres to gain wealth.
C
Many Indigenous people families received one hundred sixty acres of land to farm.
D
Many Indigenous people families were never allowed to leave their one hundred sixty acre plot of land.
5

Which statement is true?

A
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 allowed white settlers to claim tribal lands as homesteaders.
B
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 allowed white settlers to claim tribal lands as homesteaders.
C
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 meant that tribes were no longer classified as independent nations.
D
The Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 meant that tribes were no longer classified as independent nations.
6

Many Plains Indians had trouble living on reservations because they were

A
farmers.
B
day laborers
C
explorers.
D
nomadic hunters.
7

Which of these events first allowed many more settlers to move west?

A
the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
B
the passing of the Indian Appropriations Act.
C
the institution of the reservation system.
D
the defeat of Indigenous people at the battle at Wounded Knee.
8

To promote assimilation, Indigenous people children were

A
encouraged to speak their native language.
B
encouraged to learn many languages.
C
forbidden to learn English.
D
forbidden to speak their native language.
9

The Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 encouraged Indigenous people to

A
sell unoccupied lands.
B
live confined on reservations.
C
live freely on unoccupied lands.
D
divide their land into 160-acre plots.
10

Which best describes the reasons why the Dawes Act was passed?

A
The Dawes Act was passed to give Indigenous people families farmland and to end homesteading by white settlers.
B
The Dawes Act was passed to take land away from Indigenous people and to move them to reservations.
C
The Dawes Act was passed to make Indigenous people property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.
D
The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for Indigenous people and to provide protection from white settlers.

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