The destruction of the buffalo resulted most directly from which of the following factors?
Warfare, such as the Annexation of Texas
Political treaties, such as the Treaty of Fort Laramie
Mechanization, such as the creation of the combine harvester
Westward expansion, such as the creation of railroads
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The rapid decline in the buffalo population from 1870 to 1880 best explains the
Increased conflict between Indigenous peoples and the U.S government as exemplified by Red Cloud’s War
Better cooperation between Indigenous peoples and the U.S government through the creation of the Indian Appropriations Act
Widespread calls for Congress to change their approach to protect the independence of Indigenous peoples in America
Reduction of autonomy of the Indigenous population as they became ‘wards of the state'
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Which statement best summarizes the impact of the destruction of the buffalo on the development of the American identity?
It marked the end of Indigenous nations and cultures as the U.S government saw all of North America, and the people within it, as theirs
America shifted its focus from mechanization to agriculture as more land became available for homesteading and mass farming
The government better respected the autonomy of other regional groups within America and increased civil rights
There were increased demands by conservationists and preservationists to protect the fauna and flora of America
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“What you get home you make dance, and will give you the same. when you dance four days and in night one day, dance day time, five days and then fifth, will wash five for every body. He likes you folk you give him good many things, he heart been satting feel good. After you get home, will give good cloud, and give you chance to make you feel good. and he give you good spirit. and he give you all a good paint.
You folks want you to come in three [months] here, any tribes from there. There will be good bit snow this year. Sometimes rain’s, in fall, this year some rain, never give you anything like that. grandfather said when he die never no cry. no hurt anybody. no fight, good behave always, it will give you satisfaction, this young man, he is a good Father and mother, don't tell no white man. Jesus was on ground, he just like cloud. Every body is alive again, I don't know when they will [be] here, may be this fall or in spring.”
Jack Wilson (Wovoka), “The Messiah Letter,” 1890, in James Mooney, The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890, 1991
The extract was created in response to the
Dawes Act’s impact on Indigenous land ownership
Increasing popularity of assimilationist policies like boarding schools
Threats made by the U.S. government
Conflicts between Plains tribes over land and resources
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“What you get home you make dance, and will give you the same. when you dance four days and in night one day, dance day time, five days and then fifth, will wash five for every body. He likes you folk you give him good many things, he heart been satting feel good. After you get home, will give good cloud, and give you chance to make you feel good. and he give you good spirit. and he give you all a good paint.
You folks want you to come in three [months] here, any tribes from there. There will be good bit snow this year. Sometimes rain’s, in fall, this year some rain, never give you anything like that. grandfather said when he die never no cry. no hurt anybody. no fight, good behave always, it will give you satisfaction, this young man, he is a good Father and mother, don't tell no white man. Jesus was on ground, he just like cloud. Every body is alive again, I don't know when they will [be] here, may be this fall or in spring.”
Jack Wilson (Wovoka), “The Messiah Letter,” 1890, in James Mooney, The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890, 1991
The Ghost Dance Movement was not supported by which of the following Indigenous peoples?
The Cheyenne
The Ute
The Shoshone
The Iroquois Confederacy
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“What you get home you make dance, and will give you the same. when you dance four days and in night one day, dance day time, five days and then fifth, will wash five for every body. He likes you folk you give him good many things, he heart been satting feel good. After you get home, will give good cloud, and give you chance to make you feel good. and he give you good spirit. and he give you all a good paint.
You folks want you to come in three [months] here, any tribes from there. There will be good bit snow this year. Sometimes rain’s, in fall, this year some rain, never give you anything like that. grandfather said when he die never no cry. no hurt anybody. no fight, good behave always, it will give you satisfaction, this young man, he is a good Father and mother, don't tell no white man. Jesus was on ground, he just like cloud. Every body is alive again, I don't know when they will [be] here, may be this fall or in spring.”
Jack Wilson (Wovoka), “The Messiah Letter,” 1890, in James Mooney, The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890, 1991
Which of the following was the most immediate result of the rhetoric demonstrated in the excerpt?
The establishment of the Indian Reorganization Act
The Wounded Knee Massacre
The Indian Peace Commission
The Battle of Little Big Horn
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“What you get home you make dance, and will give you the same. when you dance four days and in night one day, dance day time, five days and then fifth, will wash five for every body. He likes you folk you give him good many things, he heart been satting feel good. After you get home, will give good cloud, and give you chance to make you feel good. and he give you good spirit. and he give you all a good paint.
You folks want you to come in three [months] here, any tribes from there. There will be good bit snow this year. Sometimes rain’s, in fall, this year some rain, never give you anything like that. grandfather said when he die never no cry. no hurt anybody. no fight, good behave always, it will give you satisfaction, this young man, he is a good Father and mother, don't tell no white man. Jesus was on ground, he just like cloud. Every body is alive again, I don't know when they will [be] here, may be this fall or in spring.”
Jack Wilson (Wovoka), “The Messiah Letter,” 1890, in James Mooney, The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890, 1991
The Ghost Dance movement is most comparable to which of the following?
Transcendentalism and Henry David Thoreau
The civil rights movement under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.
Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the Black Lives Matter movement
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Frances Willard
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