Humanities (Documentary Unit)

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T or F: Rapid expansion of early US led to conflicts with Native Americans.

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T

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T or F: The early US government viewed Native Americans as a part of the United States.

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F

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T or F: The policy of the United States was based on the assumption that white settlers should withdraw from Indian lands.

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F

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T or F: Many white settlers viewed Native Americans as savages living in the Wilderness.

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T

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T or F: Some early citizens of the United States favored exterminating Native Americans

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T

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T or F: The Removal Act of 1830 mad it legal for the United States to move Naive Americans west of Mississippi.

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T

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T or F: All Native Americans peaceably complied with the Removal Act.

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F

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T or F: The Black Hawk War was a Native American response to the Removal Act of 1830.

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T

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T or F: The Trail of Tears forcibly moved the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma.

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T

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T or F: The Treaty of 1855 ensured Native Americans would not lose their land in the new Washington territory.

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F

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T or F: Native Americans became United States citizens in 1776 when the United States of America was formed.

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T

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T or F: In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the rapid growth of America's population demanded more and more land for settlement.

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T

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T or F: Early American settlers legally and fairly bought or traded land from the Native Americans

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F

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T or F: The Removal Act of 1830 forced white settlers off Indian lands east of the Mississippi.

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F

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T or F: From the Revolutionary War to the Civil war the policy of the United States military was to make war with Native Americans.

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F

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T or F: Many American soldiers died in the Black Hawk War in 1832.

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F

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T or F: Before Americans could settle on lands west of the Mississippi, the United States had to buy land from Native Americans.

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T

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The idea that the United States Government should do what is best for Native Americans according to white norms is called _____________

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paternalism

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A formal agreement between 2 countries is called a _________

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treaty

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A guiding belief that people use to help them make decisions is called a _______

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policy

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A person who is believed to be cruel, wild or uncivilized is called a __________

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savage

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What was the Removal Act of 1830?

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Now legal to remove Native Americans from their land East of the Mississippi River.

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3 words settlers used to describe Native Americans (can name 1-3)

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primitive, savage, pagan

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4 Native American tribes or nations (name 1-4)

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cherokee, yackima, winnebego, sauk

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T or F: Andrew Jackson was known for being a very weak president

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F

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T or F: The first American railroads began to operate when Andrew Jackson was president.

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T

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T or F: The telephone was invented when Andrew Jackson was president.

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F

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T or F: Andrew Jackson did not believe in slavery.

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F

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T or F: Andrew Jackson worked hard to protect the rights of Native Americans.

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F

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Briefly Describe: The Texas Independence Movement

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By 1830s, slavery contributed to the rebellion in Texas. Was in Mexico, but in Mexico, slavery was illegal so they refused any more Americans to immigrate to Texas. Texans captured San Antonio and formed their own government. Then, the Alamo killed everyone inside and the Republic of Texas was born.

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Briefly Describe: Nullification Crisis

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New law which nullified the federal tariff or tax on important goods. The law (in South Carolina) was actually illegal under the US constitution. To put a halt to the rebellion, the nullification crisis. Jackson almost sent in the troops, but decided to compromise instead.

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Briefly Describe: The issue of states' rights.

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People feared that the federal government was about to outlaw slavery w/o their approval. Owners of slaves worried they would lose some wealth if they had to start paying workers.

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T or F: Andrew Jackson founded the Republican party.

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T