Native Americans 1865-1992 (dates and figures)

Question 1

When was the Fort Laramie Treaty (1)?

Answer 1

1851

Question 2

How many NA were on the plains in 1865?

Answer 2

240,000

Question 3

What war occurred from 1862-67 (clash between tribes and US gov)?

Answer 3

Plains War

Question 4

How many independent tribes were there in 1865?

Answer 4

86

Question 5

When was the Fort Laramie Treaty (2)?

Answer 5

1868

Question 6

When was the completion of the trans-continental railway?

Answer 6

1869

Question 7

When was the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Answer 7

1876

Question 8

When was the Indian Rights Association formed?

Answer 8

1882

Question 9

When was the Dawes Severalty Act?

Answer 9

1887

Question 10

In 1890, approximately how many NA did the reservations contain?

Answer 10

130,000

Question 11

When was the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

Answer 11

1890

Question 12

When was the Curtis Act?

Answer 12

1898

Question 13

In 1900, approximately how many NA were still living on plains?

Answer 13

100,000

Question 14

How much land had the NA lost from 1900-1930?

Answer 14

half of their land

Question 15

When was Lone Wolf vs Hitchcock?

Answer 15

1903

Question 16

When was the Society of American Indians formed?

Answer 16

1911

Question 17

When was the Indian Defence Association formed (rise of Collier)?

Answer 17

1923

Question 18

When was the Citizenship Act?

Answer 18

1924

Question 19

When was the Leavitt Bill (‘Dance Order’)?

Answer 19

1926

Question 20

When was the Meriam Report?

Answer 20

1928

Question 21

In what year was John Collier appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs?

Answer 21

1933

Question 22

When was the Indian Reorganisation Act (Wheeler-Howard Act)?

Answer 22

1934

Question 23

How many NA moved to urban areas from 1941 to 1945?

Answer 23

75,000

Question 24

When was the National Congress of American Indians formed?

Answer 24

1944

Question 25

When was the Indian Claims Commission set up?

Answer 25

1946

Question 26

When was Harrison vs Laveen?

Answer 26

1948

Question 27

When did the Bureau of Indian Affairs set up job placement centres?

Answer 27

1948

Question 28

When was the Policy of Termination?

Answer 28

1953

Question 29

When was the Indian Vocational Training Act?

Answer 29

1956

Question 30

When was the National Indian Youth Council formed?

Answer 30

1961

Question 31

How many NA were unemployed in 1968?

Answer 31

42%

Question 32

When was the American Indian Movement formed?

Answer 32

1968

Question 33

When was the Siege of Alcatraz?

Answer 33

1969

Question 34

When did Nixon appoint Louis R. Bruce Jnr. commissioner of Indian affairs?

Answer 34

1969

Question 35

When was the Native American Rights Fund founded?

Answer 35

1970

Question 36

How many NA were in the USA in 1970?

Answer 36

800,000

Question 37

When was the end of the Alcatraz Siege?

Answer 37

1971

Question 38

When was the Occupation of Mount Rushmore?

Answer 38

1971

Question 39

When were Native AMericans given preference for employment in BIA?

Answer 39

1972

Question 40

When did AIM take over BIA office in Washington DC?

Answer 40

1972

Question 41

When was the Indian Education Act?

Answer 41

1972

Question 42

When was the Occupation of Wounded Knee?

Answer 42

1972

Question 43

When was the Indian Self-determination Act?

Answer 43

1975

Question 44

When was the Indian Education Assistance Act?

Answer 44

1975

Question 45

When was Fisher vs. Montana?

Answer 45

1976

Question 46

When was the Native American Religious Freedom Act?

Answer 46

1978

Question 47

When was the Indian Child Welfare Act?

Answer 47

1978