HomeStead Act
Government purpose: settle ___
western lands
Built __-___
1863-1869
Union Pacific Co.
Assimilation means:
Blend them into American culture
or in other words ¨make them like whites¨
The Dawes Act was meant to do the following
Take away the native amercian culture
Required a __yr. residency
5
Financed by the ___
Gov´t
Congressional investigation resulted in
a. no punishments
b. money charges
c. neither of the above
no punishments
Reservation means:
Areas set aside by the gov´t for Native amercians
Most of the land went to
RR Companies
Offered ___acres of ___lands for a small registration fee.
160,western
The Railroad companies was paid by the
mile
Credit Mobilier Crimes included:
1.
2.
Overcharged for construction
Sold shares to congressman (bibery) to keep their money flowing &to avoid investugation
This quote represents the boarding schools getting rid of the native American culture.
¨Kill the Indian, save the child¨
The reconstruction era came after the
civil war
Connected ____-_____
East&west
This school (boarding school) tried to get rid of Native American cultures and ¨make them more like whites¨.
Carlise Indian School(Pennsylvania)
Dawes Act promised citizenship to those who
¨adopted the habits of civilized life¨
Gov´t paid in ___&____
subsides&land-grants
American _____ settlement led to conflict with Native Americans over land(they were in their way)
western
The reconstruction era brought federal troops to the south to enforce these policies
End of slavery
Black male suffrage(15th amedement)
Protect African Americans from the KKK.