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Which of the following factors impeded the economic recovery of the Seminole Nation?

A
They were only able to gain funds through annuities and leases.
B
Their new land was difficult to farm without the equipment they needed.
C
Their lands were disputed by the Creek Nation.
D
They were only able to make money through ranching.
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Which were the two political factions that developed in the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations during their elections after the Civil War?

A
Unions and Confederates
B
American Indians and Freedmen
C
Presbyterians and Baptists
D
Nationals and Progressives
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The legislative branch of Creek government was comprised of the __________ and the __________.

A
Senate . . . House of Representatives
B
Principal Chief . . . Second Chief
C
House of Warriors . . . House of Kings
D
National Council . . . Progressive Council
5

In the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, the Jones-Locke War began because of a protest against the __________.

A
death of John Ross
B
re-election of Chief Jones
C
cession of the Cherokee Outlet
D
signing of the Reconstruction Treaties
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How were the Five Tribes able to delay negotiations during the Fort Smith Council?

A
They argued that the treaty negotiations should happen in Indian Territory.
B
They argued that it was not lawful for the treaties to be written by US commissioners.
C
They claimed that council delegates did not have authority to sign the treaties.
D
They demanded that the US president should sign the treaties.
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Which of the following was not a claim made by the US commissioners during the Fort Smith Council of 1865?

A
The US should take away tribes’ annuities and lands.
B
Railroad companies should be prevented from building on tribal lands.
C
Tribes violated their treaties with the US.
D
Cherokee Chief John Ross incited a rebellion against the US.
10

Why did the Seminole Nation have to pay the US for former Creek land?

A
They had to pay off a debt they acquired during the Civil War.
B
They sold all their tribal lands in the Reconstruction Treaties of 1866.
C
They wanted to help provide for the Creeks.
D
They wanted Creek land for its oil wells and resources.
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Which of the following was not a major factor that helped the Chickasaw Nation economically recover after the Civil War?

A
leasing grazing lands
B
selling permits for tenant farming
C
placing taxes on cattle drives
D
developing lead-zinc mines
12

Lewis Downing was elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee in 1867 thanks to support from __________.

A
Rev. Jones and Stand Watie
B
Chief John Ross
C
the Cherokee tribal council
D
William Potter Ross
13

Which of the following was not a concession made by the Five Tribes in the Reconstruction Treaties of 1866?

A
the abolition of slavery in Indian Territory
B
the establishment of an intertribal council and courts
C
the cession and sale of lands to the US
D
the open settlement of all of Indian Territory
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Why did the US commissioners agree to postpone treaty making during the Fort Smith Council?

A
to allow more delegates to come to the council
B
to let delegates from other tribes attend the council
C
to move the council to Washington, away from Indian Territory
D
to wait until the Five Tribes resolved their internal conflicts
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After the Civil War, the Seminole government was divided because of a split between __________ factions.

A
American Indian and freedmen
B
Union and Confederate
C
Creek and Seminole
D
farming and ranching
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How many delegates made up the legislative branch of Creek government?

A
one delegate per town
B
one delegate per band
C
one delegate per 10,000 people
D
one delegate per tribe

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