Vocabulary
What vocab term has this definition:
a country or area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
Colony
Which US president was responsible for the Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson
True or False: Indian Boarding schools were always located on the same reservation where students were from
False
What vocab term has this definition:
fierce, violent, and uncontrolled
Savage
During the Trail of Tears, Native Americans were moved to whic US state?
Oklahoma
What language were Native students forced to speak at Indian Boarding Schools?
English
What vocab term has this definition:
at an advanced stage of social and cultural development; polite and well-mannered
Civilized
True or False: There were no Native Americans who supported Indian Removal
False
Besides language, name one other thing Native studfents were forced to change at Indian Boarding Schools?
Cut their hair, wear Western style clothes, change their name, convert to Christianity
What vocab term has this definition:
the process of blending in among, or taking on the characteristics of, a larger or more powerful group
Assimilation
What is the name of one of the Native tribes that were removed from their land during the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw
True or False: The American government apologized for Indian Boarding Schools
True
What vocab term has this definition:
a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another
Contradiction
The Indian Removal Act was passed in what year?
1830
Which President removed the apology for American Boarding Schools from the White House website?
Trump