Early Nationalist period (1787 - 1840ish)
What was the Naturalization Act of 1790?
Where native Americans couldn't become legal citizens of the U.S.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
When the U.S. government took Indian land in existing states and forcibly relocated indigenous populations to “unsettled” lands in the west, primarily to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
Why did Geronimo start going on his raids?
He went on his raids after his wife and three children were slaughtered by Mexican troops in the mid-1850s.
What was the most infamous attempt to erase native culture during this era?
Boarding schools were the most infamous attempt.
The Us Government wanted to get rid of native American culture, language, and their whole identity.
What was the Red Power Movement?
The Red Power movement was a social movement led by Native American youth to demand self-determination for Native Americans in the United States.
What was the Civilization Act of 1819?
The president was authorized to fund and “employ capable persons of good moral character, to instruct them (indians) in the mode of agriculture suited to their situation; and for teaching their children in reading,writing,and arithmetic.
By what year were nearly 83% of Native American school-age children in boarding schools?
1926
What was Sitting Bull known for?
As a holy man and tribal chief of the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux tribe, Sitting Bull was a symbol of Native American resistance against U.S. government policies.
What is the progressive era?
The progressive era was an era of business expansion and progressive reform in the United States?
What year was the American Indian Movement (AIM) Founded?
1968
What was the goal of the ABCFM?
The ABCFM had a global mission and began sending missionaries abroad to Native American tribes in 1812.
Who said, “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.” ?
U.S. Cavalry Captain Richard Henry Pratt
Who was Sequoyah?
A mixed-blood Cherokee who invented a Cherokee alphabet using 86 characters of his own invention.
During this era what were muckrakers?
Muckrakers were journalists who exposed the unfairness in the urbanization during this time period.
Where was AIMS founded?
AIMS was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
What was the treaty Era?
The recognition of American Indian tribes as independent sovereigns laid the foundation for the federal government's relationship with tribes and the ensuing years of Federal Indian Policy.
Where was the first boarding school for the Indian Americans opened?
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Who is Ohiseya?
Ohiseya was a Native American author and doctor as well during the progressive era. He used his education to care for his community and challenge harmful narratives about Native people.
What was the primary goal of the Muckrakers?
The muckrakers wrote for popular magazines to expose social and political sins and shortcomings. They relied on their own investigative journalism.
What year was the Indian Education Act founded ?
1972.
What was Louis Cook Known for?
He was the highest-ranking Native American officer, He went on to command the Indian rangers and helped defeat the British near Saratoga.
Approximately how many Native Americans served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War?
20,000
Who is Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin?
She worked in federal office and contributed to addressing problems facing Native Americans, including health, education, civil rights, and local government during the progressive era.
What did the government give to the Native Americans after the Indian war ended? Why did they do this?
The government gave out allotments of land to the Natives in hopes of turning them into farmers and also sending their kids off to boarding school.
What was the Protest at Alcatraz?
Sioux demonstrators occupied Alcatraz Island for four hours, inspiring up to 400 protestors to occupy the island for 18 months to highlight the government’s violation of treaties that required the return of Alcatraz to the Sioux.