Treaties
What was the first written treaty between settlers and Native Americans
Treaty with the Delawares- Treaty of Fort Pitt
What caused the Pontiac War?
Native Americans believed that the French treated them better in contrast to the British.
What did the Northwest Ordinance promise for the Native Americans?
No land and property should be taken from Native Americans without their consent
What caused the Dawes Act of 1887?
- The US believed there was an "Indian problem" and that they couldn't live alongside their primitive lifestyle
- Westward expansion continued and pressured assimilation ideologies
What were two outcomes of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851?
Two of these answers would be correct:
-Bozeman Trail through Sioux and Arapaho hunting territory
- Allowed for forts to be built
- Made it legal for settlers to enter Native Land
- Promised protection to the Native Americans from settlers
- Led to more conflict than peace
- Treaty terms were broken
- Annuities were promised
-Defined boundaries
What caused The Dakota War of 1862? What were the effects of the war?
Causes:
- Treaty violations on the US's end and late annuity payments
- The Dakota were facing many challenges and hunger because of this
- The Dakota requested that the treaty be upheld
Effects:
- Many Dakota people and US soldiers died
- Many Dakota were captured and sentenced to death
- 38 Dakota men were hung in a mass execution
Who signed the Indian Removal Act? What did they want?
Andrew Jackson signed it because he wanted 20 million acres in the southeastern part of the US.
What caused the Indian Reorganization Act?
- The Meriam Report showed that the Native American's were living in despair
- The Meriam Report showed the government many places where it could improve their ideologies and aid
What was an effect of the Trail of Tears?
- Many Cherokee members died from sickness and conditions along the way
What were two outcomes of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868?
Two of these outcomes would be the correct answer:
-Bozeman trail was closed
- Promised forts to be closed
- Placed Native Americans on reservations
- Led to more conflict than peace
- Terms were broken
- Annuities were promised
What was considered the great victory among the Plains Indians?
The Battle of Little Big Horn
What was a cause and an effect of Worcester v. Georgia?
Causes:
- Issues from the Cherokee Nation vs Georgia were not resolved
- A missionary was living within the Cherokee nation and was convicted of violating state law
Effects:
- Set precedent that state laws cannot be enforced in Native American Land
What caused the Termination Policy of 1953?
A survey in 1943 showed that the government interventions were not beneficial to tribes
What was an effect of the Meriam Report?
This report was turned into the Indian Reorganization Act and paved the way for new policies that could be backed by the data of the Meriam Report
How were the Treaties of Fort Laramie of 1851 and 1868 similar?
- Led to more conflict
- Treaty terms were broken
- Annuities were promised
- Not everyone agreed upon all the terms
- Defined boundaries
What caused the Battle of Wounded Knee?
- The Native Americans were practicing the Ghost Dance to bring back their culture
- Settlers banned the Ghost Dance as they were intimidated
- The US planned to arrest Sitting Bull but killed him
- Sitting Bull's tribe fled to Pine River and ran into US Army and forced to surrender weapons
What did the Non-Intercourse Act not allow?
It did not permit settlers from hunting on Native American land.
What caused the Treaty with the Delawares?
Americans wanted assistance from the Delawares and wanted to establish trade with them
What were the effects of the BIA Relocation Act?
- Many Native Americans faced prejudice from the areas they were relocated to
- Many Native Americans ended back in poverty
Did the Native Americans see the Treat with the Delawares as fair? Why or why not?
What was an effect of the Battle of Wounded Knee?
Effects:
- The surrender of weapons led to gunfire
- 300 Lakota were killed
- Lakota saw this act as a sign they US wouldn't stop until they were eradicated
Causes:
- US was to slow to uphold their end of a deal with Georgia
- Georgia passed a state law that turned Cherokee Nation land into state land.
-The Cherokee sued the state of Georgia
Effects:
- Ruled tribes are nations and self governing
-Ruled that tribes are dependent domestic nations
- Cherokee tribe agreed to be protected by US with limited external sovereignty
What caused the Battle of Little Bighorn?
- The Cheyenne and Sioux tribes were frustrated with Westward Expansion and did not want to lose their land
- The US wanted to subdue the tribes, but they were hard to track since they were floating villages
What was an outcome of the Termination Policy of 1953?
- Tribal members were deemed US citizens
- Native Americans had to pay taxes