The U.S. government initially responded to the 'Boomer' movement by.....

repeatedly removing them from the Unassigned Lands

The man pictured here is most well-known for....

being the leader of the 'Boomer' movement

The concept of 'Manifest Destiny' can best be described as the belief that....

The United States should claim ALL North American territory

Industries in Indian Territory such as the MK&T and many coal mines were mostly owned by....

bankers and investors from outside Indian Territory

The originally intended purpose of the 'reservation' system was to.....

protect Native people while forcing them to assimilate

Which of the following best describes the goal of the 'Boomer' movement?

to fulfill 'Manifest Destiny' by settling Indian Territory

The ultimate result of the Dawes Act was.....

transfer of vast amounts of Indian land to white settlers

Which of the following did NOT influence the goals of the 'Boomer' movement?

difficulty in getting the right to vote in their home states

The construction of the MK&T through Indian Territory brought all of the following EXCEPT:

greater wealth for the leaders of the Five Tribes

Mining disasters in Indian Territory were more likely than in the United States because of....

Lack of any real safety regulations in Indian Territory

The goal of the Dawes Act was to force Native Americans to finally assimilate by.....

dissolving reservations and placing them onto small farms

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UNIT TEST NO. 2 REVIEW--- Post-Civil War and Changes in Indian Territory

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This is a review for our second unit test, covering the period from Reconstruction through the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889.

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1
The U.S. government initially responded to the 'Boomer' movement by.....
supporting them financially and providing armed escorts
ignoring them and waiting for the Five Tribes to arrest them
repeatedly removing them from the Unassigned Lands
arresting and executing their leaders
2
Term for a piece of land assigned to Native people after the reservations were broken apart:
'frontier'
'allotment'
none of the above
'homestead'
3
The map pictured here is most closely associated with which U.S. government policy?
the Homestead Act (1863)
the Morrill Land Grant Act (1862)
the Indian Removal Act (1836)
the Dawes Act (1887)
4
The coal industry in Indian Territory began around the town of.....
Guthrie
Tulsa
Glenpool
McAlester
5
The man pictured here is most well-known for....
being the leader of the 'Boomer' movement
Leading armed resistance to the 'Boomer' movement
being the first legal homesteader in the Unassigned Lands
helping to create the 'Dawes Act' of 1887
6
The concept of 'Manifest Destiny' can best be described as the belief that....
the U.S. should peacefully coexist with Native Americans
the U.S. should gradually return land to Native Americans
all races are created equal in the eyes of God
The United States should claim ALL North American territory
7
Industries in Indian Territory such as the MK&T and many coal mines were mostly owned by....
the United States government
Native American businessmen who invested their own money
bankers and investors from outside Indian Territory
former slaves who had been property of the Five Tribes
8
Which of the following types of people became victims of 'grafting' by white settlers?
orphaned Native American children
illiterate Native Americans (couldn't read/write English)
all of the above
elderly Native Americans about to die
9
Process by which white settlers acquired Indian land allotments through deception and fraud....
"politics"
"forgery"
"exploitation"
"grafting"
10
The originally intended purpose of the 'reservation' system was to.....
removing Native people from valuable farm and ranching land
open western territories to white settlers
protect Native people while forcing them to assimilate
punishing Native people for armed rebellion against the U.S.
11
The process of forcibly settling Plains Indians in Oklahoma after the Civil War was known as...
the Dawes Act
the Indian Removal Act
the First Trail of Tears
the Second Trail of Tears
12
Which of the following best describes the goal of the 'Boomer' movement?
to fulfill their 'Manifest Destiny' by building railroads
to remove all Native people from Indian Territory
to fulfill 'Manifest Destiny' by settling Indian Territory
to remove all African-Americans from Indian Territory
13
The ultimate result of the Dawes Act was.....
stronger relationship between the US govt and Native people
the full cultural assimilation of Native Americans
transfer of vast amounts of Indian land to white settlers
restriction of Native Americans to designated reservations
14
The one industry MOST responsible for pressuring the U.S. govt to open the 'Unassigned Lands:
the Indian Territory cattle ranchers association
the coal mining industry
the railroad industry
the oil industry
15
Which of the following did NOT influence the goals of the 'Boomer' movement?
the opportunity to acquire free land
knowing that the frontier would completely disappear by 1890
belief in their 'Manifest Destiny'
difficulty in getting the right to vote in their home states
16
The "Unassigned Lands" were first opened to white settlement through the....
Indian Removal Act (1836)
Dawes Act (1887)
Battle of Washita (1868)
Oklahoma Land Rush (1889)
17
The construction of the MK&T through Indian Territory brought all of the following EXCEPT:
economic benefit to the lumber and cattle industry
massive levels of white immigration into the Territory
greater wealth for the leaders of the Five Tribes
higher rates of violent crime in the Territory
18
Which of the following was NOT one of the industries the appeared in immediate post-Civil War Indian Territory?
coal mining
cattle ranching
farming
oil refining
19
Mining disasters in Indian Territory were more likely than in the United States because of....
Lack of any real safety regulations in Indian Territory
unskilled child labor
the presence of hazardous methane gas in coal mines
immigrant miners who could not understand safety procedures
20
The goal of the Dawes Act was to force Native Americans to finally assimilate by.....
threatening them with removal to reservations
requiring them to speak English in schools and churches
dissolving reservations and placing them onto small farms
building forts around every reservation
21
After the Civil War, The Five Tribes signed 'Reconstruction' treaties which forced them to.....
give up pieces of their land to railroad corporations
all of the above
give up pieces of their land to newly-settled Plains Indians
give up slavery
22
Term describing all-Black cavalry units stationed in Indian Territory & other western states:
First U.S. Colored Troops
Rough Riders
Buffalo Soldiers
the Tuskegee Battalion

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