Author Question: An important factor in the white man's defeat of the Plains tribes was A) general agreement among ... (Read 58 times)

SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Dawes Act was designed to

A) provide Indians with individual land ownership.
B) compensate Indians for past abuses by the whites.
C) guarantee blacks 40 acres and a mule.
D) help the Indian preserve tribal traditions.

Question 2

In the years following the Civil War, weekly and monthly magazines

A) soared in number as illiteracy decreased and the publishing industry advanced.
B) appealed only to highly educated and cultured urban dwellers.
C) suffered decreasing popularity.
D) contained few, if any, illustrations.

Question 3

The federal government's Indian policy between 1876 and 1900 was characterized by a(n)

A) concern for the preservation of a tribal lifestyle among the Indians.
B) movement to end Indian power and culture.
C) program to protect and maintain the buffalo herds.
D) attempt to compensate the Indians for past mistreatment.

Question 4

An important factor in the white man's defeat of the Plains tribes was

A) general agreement among the Indians not to resist white settlements in the area.
B) destruction of the buffalo herds.
C) the inability of the Indians to use guns.
D) the Indians' refusal to use the horse.