federal Flashcards

1
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1824 law

A

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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2
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who created the Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Secretary John C. Calhoun

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3
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aim of the bureau of indian affairs

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the us war department controlling indian communities
in charge of resolving disputes between NA and USA

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4
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1830 law

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indian removal act

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5
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indian removal act

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first law allowing the removal and isolation of NA by relocating them to oklahoma

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5
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what happened to those who resisted the indian removal act

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forced to sign treaties that gave away large amounts of land

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6
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1851 law

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indian approprations act

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7
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what was the indian appropriations act

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first NA reservations were authorised

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8
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issue with the indian appropriations act by the 19th century

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poor quality of life

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9
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what did the federal government by 19th century
-indians appropriations act

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switch to a new policy based on forced assimilation rather than concentration and isolation

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10
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1887 law

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dawes act

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11
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what was the dawes act

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gave small plots on land to individual tribe members

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12
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aim of dawes act

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encourage NA to become farmers to help assimilation

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13
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how was the dawes act carried out

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through alloted land

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14
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when were the boarding schools established

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1879

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15
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first boarding school name

A

carlisle indian school

16
Q

who established the 1879 boarding school

A

richard pratt

17
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richard pratt belif

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assimilation would not be successful unless NA traditions and beliefs were stripped away

18
Q

richard pratt quote

A

kill the indian in him, save the man

19
Q

how many boarding schools were built near reservations

A

400

20
Q

who ran the boarding schools

A

religous organisations

21
Q

how many NA attended the boarding schools

A

100,000

21
Q

rules of boarding schools

A

forbidden to speak the language
forced to give up old beliefs and identities

22
Q

one way NA lost their identities at the boarding schools

A

names

23
Q

where were children in boarding schools placed

A

white families as servants

24
Q

how much did the government spend to remove a single tribe

A

1 million dollars

25
Q

where did the government move a single tribe

A

west

26
Q

example of group that were placed into boarding schools + when

A

sious boys 1883

26
Q

pratts idea for the boarding schools

A

turning “savages” into white men and women to “save” them