Pre-historic-1630
Indigenous people crossed over what to get from Asia to North America?
Land Bridge
By 1700 historians believe the Indigenous population in the Americas to be how many?
6 Million
What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorize the US government to do?
To relocate Native American from the East side of the Mississippi to the West side of the Mississippi.
the 1900 census recorded how many Indigenous people in the United States?
237,000
The Choctaw were originally from what 3 US states?
Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana
Indigenous People crossed the Landbridge from Asia to North America about ____________ Years Ago
20,000
How long was the French and Indian War and what years was the French and Indian War fought?
7 years and 1754-1763
Why was the Carlisle Indian Boarding School opened?
They were established by the U.S. government and religious groups to assimilate Indigenous people into Euro-American culture.
What did the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 grant Native Americans?
ICA1924 granted US citizenship to Native Americans, but did not give the right to vote.
Chickasaw were paid how much for their lands by the US government?
$530,000
In 1491, around how many Native Americans lived in North and South America?
between 50-100 Million people
What two tribes sided with the colonists during the American Revolution?
Oneida and Tuscarora
The Dawes Act aim was to do what in regards to Native Americans?
It was aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing their communal lands into individual plots for families, with the surplus lands sold to non-Native settlers.
What was the name of the grassroots organization that addressed issues like poverty and discrimination faced by Native Americans?
AIM or American Indian Movement
The 1836 Creek War resulted in what?
The Creek removal of Native Lands to a reservation.
What two countries or state was the land bridge located?
Russia and Alaska (USA)
Who won the Seven Years War and what problem did it cause for the winner?
Great Britain and they ended up in a lot of debt that would later be a cause of the American Revolution.
Who was the last Native American leader to surrender to the US government and where did he surrender?
Geronimo in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona.
NAGPRA stands for what?
Native American Graves and Repatriation Act
After the 2nd Seminole War some Seminoles were granted Sovereignty because...?
They escaped into the Everglades.
What tribe did Pocahontas belong too?
Powhatan Confederacy
With the American victory in the Revolution brought what to Native American communities?
Suffering, broken alliances, lost lands, and American westward expansion.
The Wounded Knee Massacre was because of the Ghost Dance Movement. According to Native American religious beliefs what was the goal of the Ghost Dance?
Who was the 1st indigenous Secretary of the Interior?
Deb Haaland
Around how many Cherokee traveled the Trail of Tears?
17,000