Depth study: Native Americans in the gilded age(losses)1875-95 Flashcards
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independence
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due to the policy of assimilation NA’s lost their freedom
2
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reservation policy
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failure as it ignored NA right to be nomadic, amount of land on reservations gradually decreased
3
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life on reservations
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was very harsh, numerous dieseases and alcoholism was through the roof
4
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Who was land given to
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Land given to the men, taking women’s status
5
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government
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NA’s had to rely on govt for supplies and govt was too unreliable leading to famine
6
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education on reservations
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very poor, those who went to far schools barely got jobs after
