Native Americans/Mexicans Flashcards
(35 cards)
1887 general allotment act
proposed by Richard Daws which gave homesteads to the Indians.
AIM American Indian movement
the Indians form of organized protest against discrimination
2 non-viable responses to discrimination used by native americans
withdrawal and war
2 viable responses to discrimination used by native americans
organized protest and assimilation
native American grave protection and repatriation act
protected graves and artifacts
name an offense against indians
grave-digging
Kennewik man
oldest man found in the US
name the two places in the US constitution where it names native americans
- congress regulates commerce with Indians 2. not counted in the population.
Indians were regarded as foreign nations
treaties
1830 indian removal act
trail of tears
treaty of Larami
gave a large land mass including parts of Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas to the Indians.
manifest destiny
Americans will grow from sea to sea
Indian placement program
Mormon adoption of Native americans
Larry Ecohawk
held highest state elected office of any Indian as attorney general.
gambling
considered by native americans as a “fix all”
life expectancy
average number of years one lives.
infant mortality rate
of infants dying at birth
native American adoption act
both parents are required to give consent for the adoption of a native American child.
NAC native American church
movement connected with peyote that tried to popularize native American customs.
peyote
a hallucinogen from the bud of a cactus used in a vision quest.
3 largest Spanish speaking groups in the US
Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Cubans
chicanos
name given to people born in the US of Mexican decent.
1840 treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
gave California to the US and ended the war
Mariel boatlift
brought criminals and emigrants from Cuba to the US by the boat load.
