The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Quiz
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What is the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) primarily designed to transport?

  • Water
  • Crude oil (correct)
  • Electricity
  • Natural gas
  • Which tribe's sacred sites and water sources are threatened by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline?

  • Navajo Nation
  • Cherokee Nation
  • Apache Tribe
  • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (correct)
  • What was the main concern of the protesters against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline?

  • Improving infrastructure
  • Economic benefits for the region
  • Reducing energy costs
  • Potential environmental contamination (correct)
  • Which act led to the forced displacement of the 'Five Civilized Tribes' from their ancestral homelands?

    <p>The Indian Removal Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary cause of the Cherokee removal in 1838?

    <p>Discovery of gold near Dahlonega, Georgia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What hardships did the relocated Native American people face en route to their newly designated Indian Territory?

    <p>Exposure, disease, and starvation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approximate number of people forcibly displaced during the Trail of Tears?

    <p>Approximately 60,000 people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term has been used by some historians to describe the Trail of Tears due to the high death toll and suffering of the relocated tribes?

    <p>Genocide</p> Signup and view all the answers

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