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In the 1870s, the US government initiated a policy aimed at assimilating American Indians into mainstream American society, which included the establishment of reservations and the promotion of agricultural lifestyles. This period also saw the implementation of the Dawes Act of 1887, which sought to dissolve communal tribal landholdings and allocate individual plots to Native Americans, undermining traditional communal living. The overarching goal was to eradicate Indigenous cultures and integrate Native Americans into Euro-American society.
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What was the federal policy toward the plains Indians in the 1860s or 1870s?
In the 1860s and 1870s, U.S. federal policy toward the Plains Indians was characterized by a strategy of removal and confinement. The government aimed to force Native American tribes onto reservations while promoting westward expansion and settlement by white settlers. Treaties were often violated, leading to conflicts and violence, such as the Indian Wars. This approach reflected a broader policy of assimilation and the belief in Manifest Destiny, viewing Native lands as a barrier to progress.
Why and how did the federal government retreat from defending African American civil rights in the 1870s?
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Who was a Paiute Indian who in the 1870s gave lectures on the problem of the reservations?
Sarah Winnemucca
What gold was discovered region tested the government reservation policy?
The discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota in the mid-1870s significantly tested the U.S. government’s reservation policy. This region was part of the Great Sioux Reservation established by the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868, which guaranteed the land to the Sioux Nation. However, the gold rush led to an influx of miners and settlers, prompting the government to violate the treaty and further encroach on Native American lands, igniting tensions and conflicts, including the Great Sioux War. This situation highlighted the challenges and contradictions of U.S. policies toward Native American sovereignty and land rights.
Why and how did the federal government retreat from defending African Americans' civil rights in the 1870s?
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Who controlled American foreign policy during the 1870s?
The Secretary of State?
What was the federal policy toward the plains Indians in the 1860s or 1870s?
In the 1860s and 1870s, U.S. federal policy toward the Plains Indians was characterized by a strategy of removal and confinement. The government aimed to force Native American tribes onto reservations while promoting westward expansion and settlement by white settlers. Treaties were often violated, leading to conflicts and violence, such as the Indian Wars. This approach reflected a broader policy of assimilation and the belief in Manifest Destiny, viewing Native lands as a barrier to progress.
Why and how did the federal government retreat from defending African American civil rights in the 1870s?
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How did the US government make the American public have confidence in the nation's currency in the 1870S's?
The government adopted the gold standard.
Who was the government of Canada in the 1870s?
England
Is the purchase of Alaska a cause of the Indian war in the 1860s and 1870s?
No
Who was a Paiute Indian who in the 1870s gave lectures on the problem of the reservations?
Sarah Winnemucca
How did the U.S. government make the American public have confidence in the nations currency in the 1870s?
The U.S. government established the gold standard in the 1870s, backing the currency with gold reserves to give it intrinsic value. This helped restore confidence in the nation's currency and stabilize its value, ultimately leading to increased trust in the financial system. Additionally, the government worked to reduce inflation and maintain the currency's purchasing power.
Who chipped away at African American freedoms in the 1870s?
Supreme Court
What gold was discovered region tested the government reservation policy?
The discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota in the mid-1870s significantly tested the U.S. government’s reservation policy. This region was part of the Great Sioux Reservation established by the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868, which guaranteed the land to the Sioux Nation. However, the gold rush led to an influx of miners and settlers, prompting the government to violate the treaty and further encroach on Native American lands, igniting tensions and conflicts, including the Great Sioux War. This situation highlighted the challenges and contradictions of U.S. policies toward Native American sovereignty and land rights.
Why and how did the federal government retreat from defending African Americans' civil rights in the 1870s?
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Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in?
It resulted in the use of federal troops by the government.
