The Dawes Act 1887 4.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryA2/A-levelOCR Created by: On_to_good_thingsCreated on: 19-10-17 22:18 When was the Dawes Act passed? 1887 1 of 19 What did the Dawes Act state? the President of the US could survey NA tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual citizens 2 of 19 What would grant NA people citizenship? Accepting an allotment and living separately from the tribe 3 of 19 What is another name for the Dawes Act? The General Allotment Act 4 of 19 Who was the creator of the Dawes Act? Senator Henry Laurens Dawes of Massachusetts 5 of 19 Name 3 objectives of the Dawes Act To lift the NA out of poverty, to stimulate assimilation, to transfer Indian lands to white settlers 6 of 19 Which tribes were excluded from the Dawes Act by their treaties? The Five Civilized Tribes 7 of 19 Why was the Dawes Commission created? To try and persuade the Five Civilized Tribes to agree to allotment plans 8 of 19 What was the main purpose of the Curtis Act and when was it passed? Passed in 1898, amended the Dawes Act to extend its provisions to the Five Civilized Tribes 9 of 19 Name three requirements of the Curtis Act Abolition of NA governments and tribal courts, allotment of communal lands to people registered as tribal members, sale of lands declared surplus 10 of 19 Which state was the former Indian Territory admitted to the Union as, and when? Oklahoma, 1907 11 of 19 How many acres of former communal lands did the Five Civilized Tribes lose during the ensuing decades? 90 million acres 12 of 19 Why did many individuals also lose their household lands? They were unfamiliar with land ownership, were targeted by speculators and criminals, and were stuck with allotments too small for profitable farming 13 of 19 What was a major consequence of the allotment system for tribal members? They suffered from the breakdown of the social structure of their tribes 14 of 19 How many acres of land would each Head of the family receive under the Dawes Act? 160 acres of farmland or 320 acres of grazing land 15 of 19 How many of the 240,000 Indians remained in 1900? 100,000 16 of 19 How many acres of land were recognized as belonging to the Indians by the government in 1887, and how many remained in 1900? 150 million acres in 1887, 78 million acres in 1900 17 of 19 Why did citizenship not help many Indians? They still faced prejudice and discrimination when they tried to assert their civil rights 18 of 19 What was the Muskogee Convention of 1905? A conference called by the 5 civilized tribes to discuss a constitution for the separate state of Sequoyah (rejected by congress, Oklahoma created) 19 of 19
The Policies of the Federal government failed to suppot the civil rights of Native Americans how far do you agree? 0.0 / 5
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