Unit 5 Objective 7 - Native Americans And The West
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Homestead Act: Lincoln gave 160 acres of land if someone proved they had “improved” it.
Dawes Act: gave the President power to control Native American land
Sioux Wars: resistance to the U.S. government’s control over Native American land
Goal of U.S. government regarding Native Americans in the West: destroy tribal bonds and thus weaken their traditional cultural values
Native Americans were forced to: live on reservations with definite boundaries
Indian Boarding Schools Young Native American children were forced to leave home and attend boarding schools, sometimes all the way across the country from their families. WHY?
Because settlers wanted them to assimilate to “U.S. culture”
Dawes Act: gave the President power to control Native American land
Sioux Wars: resistance to the U.S. government’s control over Native American land
Goal of U.S. government regarding Native Americans in the West: destroy tribal bonds and thus weaken their traditional cultural values
Native Americans were forced to: live on reservations with definite boundaries
Indian Boarding Schools Young Native American children were forced to leave home and attend boarding schools, sometimes all the way across the country from their families. WHY?
Because settlers wanted them to assimilate to “U.S. culture”
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