Native Americans Quiz

Question 1

When was the Dawes Act?

Answer 1

1887

Question 2

After how many years did NA own their land?

Answer 2

25

Question 3

How many acres of land were allocated to each family?

Answer 3

160

Question 4

Where were the boarding schools placed?

Answer 4

Pennsylvania & Virginia

Question 5

How many acres of land were owned by NA by 1887?

Answer 5

150 million

Question 6

Why were NA unsuccessful on allotments?

Answer 6

NA didnt believe in ownership/money so went into debt & had to sell land to white settlers

Question 7

Why were there only 100,000 of 240,000 NA left on plains?

Answer 7

Alcohol abuse, disease and misery

Question 8

When did the 5 civilised tribes no longer become exempt from the DA?

Answer 8

Curtis Act 1898

Question 9

What was the aim of Dawes?

Answer 9

To assimilate plains Indians + free up land for white settlers

Question 10

Name 2 tribal leaders involved in Red Cloud’s War 1886

Answer 10

Red Cloud & Crazy Horse

Question 11

Name 2 tribes at the Battle of Little Bighorn

Answer 11

Lakota Sioux & Cheyenne

Question 12

Who led the 1969 siege of Alcatraz island?

Answer 12

Richard Oakes

Question 13

What did NA’s try to exchange for Alcatraz island?

Answer 13

Cloth & bead worth $20 (same price Fed. Gov gave Natives for the land)

Question 14

What year was NARF founded?

Answer 14

1970

Question 15

What was the ruling of Charrier v Bell 1986

Answer 15

Ruled for the protection of Indian burial grounds

Question 16

What was the ruling of US v The Sioux Nation 1980?

Answer 16

Sioux entitled to compensation for up to $17.5 million for the loss of Black Hills (they refused)

Question 17

How many Native Americans volunteered in World War One?

Answer 17

100,000

Question 18

When did AIM disband?

Answer 18

1978

Question 19

Why did AIM occupy Mount Rushmore?

Answer 19

Persuade Government to honour the Fort Laramie Treaty which entitled Natives to the land

Question 20

How long did the Occupation of Wounded Knee last?

Answer 20

71 days

Question 21

What does NIYC stand for?

Answer 21

National Indian Youth Council

Question 22

What year was the NIYC fish in at Washington D.C?

Answer 22

1968

Question 23

Who became the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1969 and what tribe was he from?

Answer 23

Louis Bruce Jr

Mohawk Tribe

Question 24

How many tribes rejected the measures from the Indian Reorganisation Act?

Answer 24

75/245

Question 25

When was the National Congress of American Indian founded?

Answer 25

1944

Question 26

When did the siege of Alcatraz start & end?

Answer 26

1969-71

Question 27

The name of militant action by AIM in 1973?

Answer 27

Wounded Knee Occupation

Question 28

Why did the IRA 1934 not advance NA civil rights?

Answer 28

Collier was paternalistic & Natives were against the assimilation policies

Question 29

When was the Religious Freedom Act?

Answer 29

1978

Question 30

The siege of Alcatraz inspired AIM to occupy which US monument?

Answer 30

Mt. Rushmore

Question 31

Name 3 Federal Government policies that hindered Native American's cultural rights

Answer 31

- Dawes Act 1887 - Indian Reorganization Act 1934 - Indian Citizenship Act 1924

Question 32

Who was the leader of AIM?

Answer 32

Russel Means

Question 33

Who did Roosevelt appoint as Commissioner for Indian Affairs in 1933?

Answer 33

John Collier

Question 34

What did the Indian Reorganization Act encourage Native American women to produce as an economic venture?

Answer 34

Native American arts and crafts

Question 35

What Act did Nixon pass in 1972?

Answer 35

The Indian Education Act

Question 36

Which two tribes were matriarchal?

Answer 36

The Cherokee and the Iroquois

Question 37

When was the Indian Child Welfare Act?

Answer 37

1978

Question 38

What does NARF stand for?

Answer 38

Native Americans Right Fund

Question 39

Which SC case gave NA parents full rights to decide on family matters, such as adoption & foster case?

Answer 39

Fischer v Montana

Question 40

Which SC case protected NA burial grounds in 1986

Answer 40

Charrier v Bell

Question 41

When was the Occupation of Mount Rushmore?

Answer 41

1971

Question 42

What was the outcome of the Onieda v Onieda and Madison countries 1974 court case?

Answer 42

Onieda tribe successfully sued for the land

Question 43

What % of the US population were Native Americans by 1992?

Answer 43

Less than 1%

Question 44

What did the NCAI help set up in 1946?

Answer 44

Indian Claims Commission

Question 45

When was the Muskogee Convention?

Answer 45

1905

Question 46

What state did Sequoyah eventually become?

Answer 46

Oklahoma

Question 47

NA life expectancy during Termination

Answer 47

44