3 Indigenous peoples of the Plains: the Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 11

The 20 questions

1. In which year was the Dawes Act passed?

   • 1890
   • 1868
   • 1862
   • 1887

2. What major destruction contributed to the collapse of Indigenous Plains lifestyles?

   • Railroad strikes
   • Gold rushes
   • Buffalo extermination
   • Timber depletion

3. Where were Plains Indigenous peoples forced to live under US government policy?

   • In urban tenements
   • On federal ranches
   • On reservations
   • In national parks

4. Depending on government rations after losing the buffalo relates to life where?

   • In mining towns
   • On cattle trails
   • On reservations
   • In open territory

5. Which 1887 act marked changing US government attitudes towards Indigenous peoples?

   • Kansas Nebraska Act
   • Dawes Act
   • Indian Removal Act
   • Homestead Act

6. Which two main factors caused the destruction of Indigenous Plains ways of life?

   • Railroads and factories
   • Gold and canals
   • Farming and logging
   • Buffalo and reservations

7. Which law proves that US government attitudes towards Indigenous peoples changed after 1868?

   • Timber Culture Act
   • Dawes Act
   • Pacific Railroad Act
   • Missouri Compromise

8. Which animal was foundational to the daily life and survival of Plains Indians?

   • Buffalo
   • Pronghorn
   • Wild horse
   • Grizzly bear

9. Which key topic and date range covers 'Indigenous peoples of the Plains: the'?

   • Key topic 1, c1835 to c1862
   • Key topic 3, c1876 to c1895
   • Key topic 2, c1876 to c1895
   • Key topic 2, c1862 to c1876

10. What was the broad historical topic concerning Indigenous peoples in this period?

    • Agricultural expansion
    • Rapid industrialisation
    • Successful integration
    • Destruction of lifestyle

11. What was the main impact of changing US government attitudes on Indigenous land?

    • Enhanced self rule
    • Expanded tribal borders
    • Increased tax revenue
    • Loss of control

12. Which 1887 law broke up reservation land into individual family holdings?

    • Indian Appropriations Act
    • Homestead Act
    • Dawes Act
    • Desert Land Act

13. What major hunting activity did the government use to break Indigenous traditional lifestyles?

    • Beaver trapping
    • Wolf culling
    • Deer harvesting
    • Buffalo hunt

14. How is reservation life characterised in the study of later Plains history?

    • Complete autonomy
    • Wealthy independence
    • Restricted confinement
    • Nomadic freedom

15. Which three key elements define the late 19th-century Indigenous experience?

    • Whaling, timber, canals
    • Railroads, oil, factories
    • Gold, cotton, slavery
    • Buffalo, reservations, policy

16. Which catastrophic loss alongside the Dawes Act destroyed Plains Indian ways of life?

    • Timber famine
    • Buffalo extermination
    • Horse disease
    • Gold depletion

17. Which 1887 US law aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing land?

    • The Homestead Act
    • The Dawes Act
    • The Missouri Compromise
    • The Indian Appropriation Act

18. What was the overall impact of government policies on Plains Indians?

    • Destruction of lifestyle
    • Cultural assimilation
    • Economic prosperity
    • Territorial expansion

19. Which statement correctly pairs an event with its spec date? (Indigenous peoples of the Plains: the)

    • The buffalo hunt, 1851
    • Reservation policy, 1876
    • The Dawes Act, 1862
    • The Dawes Act, 1887

20. Which two main factors caused the decline of Plains Indian culture?

    • European immigration and factories
    • Buffalo and government policy
    • Gold rushes and railways
    • Famine and civil war

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