Question

What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

provide funding for "Indian schools"

assimilate Native Americans into the dominant culture

force Native Americans out of Georgia into western lands

provide Native Americans with protected land in reservations

Answer 1

Question 6 (Essay Worth 10 points)

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That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom ...


What is one question that this document leaves unanswered? Describe another document that might help you answer this question.

Answer 2

Question 5 (Essay Worth 10 points)

Read the passage below. Then answer the question that follows using information and evidence from the text.

May 28, 1830

Chapter CXLVIII

An Act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the President of the United States to cause so much of any territory belonging to the United States, west of the river Mississippi, not included in any state or organized territory, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished, as he may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there; and to cause each of said districts to be so described by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguished from every other ...

Explain what this document tells you about life in the United States during the early 1800s.

Answer 3

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Read the passage below. Then answer the question that follows using information and evidence from the text.

May 28, 1830

Chapter CXLVIII

An Act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the President of the United States to cause so much of any territory belonging to the United States, west of the river Mississippi, not included in any state or organized territory, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished, as he may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there; and to cause each of said districts to be so described by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguished from every other ...

What were the effects of this act on United States history?

Native Americans were forced from their traditional lands onto reservations.

Native Americans agreed to buy land west of the Mississippi River.

White settlers and Native Americans agreed to move west of the Mississippi River.

White settlers paid Native Americans for their traditional lands.

Answer 4

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Read the passage below. Then answer the question that follows using information and evidence from the text.

May 28, 1830

Chapter CXLVIII

An Act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the President of the United States to cause so much of any territory belonging to the United States, west of the river Mississippi, not included in any state or organized territory, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished, as he may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there; and to cause each of said districts to be so described by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguished from every other ...

What is the main idea of this document?

The U.S. government agrees to buy lands from Native Americans.

The U.S. government agrees to sell lands to Native Americans.

The U.S. government sets aside lands as reservations for Native Americans.

The U.S. government sets aside lands for settlers who wish to move west.

Answer 5

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Read the passage below. Then answer the question that follows using information and evidence from the text.

That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom ...

To which states did this proclamation apply?

states in the United States

states fighting the United States

states with military and naval authority

states that have slave populations