In 1763, the British issued a proclamation to address Indians living in the region the British wanted to colonize. What solution did the British have for the Indians?

How did the United States change the policy of the British Royal Proclamation of 1763?

After the Louisiana purchase, the United States set aside a seperate Indian Country, what happened to the size of the “permanent” Indian Territory?

In 1833, what did the U. S. Supreme Court decide for the Cherokee? How did Andrew Jackson respond?

What did the United States get from Native Americans in the 1850s after negotiating many treaties?

New Jersey is about 5.5 million acres, how many “New Jerseys” were lost by Native Americans?

What were Indian Reservations?

What was the goal of these reservations in the 1600s?

What was the goal for reservations in the 1850s?

The Trail of Tears

How did early White Americans see Native Americans?

How did the Cherokee show disprove these stereotypes in the 1820s?

What was the Indian Removal Act?

What evidence can be given to show that this act was not, in fact, “voluntary?” (Give at least three examples)

How did the United States get the Treaty of New Echota to pass?

What happened after 1838 when many of the Cherokee stayed in Georgia because they did not see the treaty as fair or legal?

Why is the relocation described as the “Trail of Tears?” Explore at least three things that happened to the Cherokee when they were forcibly relocated.

Boarding Schools

What does assimilation mean? (look this up online or ask if you do not know)

What principle did these boarding schools operate under (found at the close of the first paragraph)?

At the Carlisle school, what did Richard Henry Pratt require of Native Americans in the school? (list three things)

What was meant by “Kill the Indian...and save the man”?

In the last paragraph on the first page, provide three examples of what school was like for the Native Americans that attended Pratt’s boarding schools.

What did students do in the ‘second half’ of their “half day” program?

What were the two different opinions on Indians in terms of their potential?

How would these beliefs change how schools were run?

In the closing paragraph, the article discusses some positive and some negative outcomes. Provide at least one positive outcome listed in the article and one negative outcome for Indians?

Wounded Knee

What were things like for the Lakota in the 1880s?

What did the Native American prophet Wovoka predict would happen (include three things)?

What happened when General Nelson Miles went to arrest Sitting Bull?

On December 24th of 1890, compare the American forces to the composition of Native Americans. (How many soldiers did the U. S. have? Did the Native Americans have the same number of soldiers?)

What caused the Wounded Knee battle to start?

How many Indians died at Wounded Knee? How many were wounded?

How many United States soldiers died? How many were wounded?

How were the dead Lakota buried?

Mascots

What is a “mascot?”

In the second paragraph there are several professional sports teams listed. Provide three pro sports teams listed in this paragraph that use Native American names?

What other pro or college sports teams can you think of that have Native American names?

According to teams that use Native American names or mascots, why did they select this name or mascot to represent their team?

What stereotypes are used by some of the Indian mascots? Why are many Native Americans upset by this?

What was Florida State University’s argument when they were criticized for using an Indian as a mascot for their football team?

What is the argument by a school principal about the use of Indian mascots within an educational environment?

What is the current court ruling on the use of Native American mascots for sports teams?

Do you think Native American mascots should be allowed? Why or why