federal Flashcards
1824 law
Bureau of Indian Affairs
who created the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Secretary John C. Calhoun
aim of the bureau of indian affairs
the us war department controlling indian communities
in charge of resolving disputes between NA and USA
1830 law
indian removal act
indian removal act
first law allowing the removal and isolation of NA by relocating them to oklahoma
what happened to those who resisted the indian removal act
forced to sign treaties that gave away large amounts of land
1851 law
indian approprations act
what was the indian appropriations act
first NA reservations were authorised
issue with the indian appropriations act by the 19th century
poor quality of life
what did the federal government by 19th century
-indians appropriations act
switch to a new policy based on forced assimilation rather than concentration and isolation
1887 law
dawes act
what was the dawes act
gave small plots on land to individual tribe members
aim of dawes act
encourage NA to become farmers to help assimilation
how was the dawes act carried out
through alloted land
when were the boarding schools established
1879
first boarding school name
carlisle indian school
who established the 1879 boarding school
richard pratt
richard pratt belif
assimilation would not be successful unless NA traditions and beliefs were stripped away
richard pratt quote
kill the indian in him, save the man
how many boarding schools were built near reservations
400
who ran the boarding schools
religous organisations
how many NA attended the boarding schools
100,000
rules of boarding schools
forbidden to speak the language
forced to give up old beliefs and identities
one way NA lost their identities at the boarding schools
names
where were children in boarding schools placed
white families as servants
how much did the government spend to remove a single tribe
1 million dollars
where did the government move a single tribe
west
example of group that were placed into boarding schools + when
sious boys 1883
pratts idea for the boarding schools
turning “savages” into white men and women to “save” them
