1 Questions
Match the following historical terms to their descriptions:
transcontinental railroad = Linked the Atlantic and pacific coasts of the United States; complete in 1869 Dawes Act / Allotment Act = A law enacted in 1887 that intended to “Americanize” Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners checkerboarding = As a result of railroad land grants, railroads would be given every other section along a rail corridor Friends of the Indians = Group that believed it was necessary to “assimilate the Indians or they will be destroyed by The United States of America”
Test your knowledge on the Transcontinental Railroad, Dawes Act/Allotment Act, checkerboarding, and the Friends of the Indian movement with this quiz! Learn about the historic link between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the efforts to Americanize Native Americans, the impact of railroad land grants, and the advocacy for Native American rights.
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