How were many of the treaties signed between Indigenous communities and the American government unfair?(1 point)
Responses
These treaties took away land and gave it to other Indigenous communities. They also did not allow Indigenous people to practice their own cultures.
These treaties took away land and gave it to other Indigenous communities. They also did not allow Indigenous people to practice their own cultures.
These treaties were fair. Indigenous people were treated with respect in determining the bargains.
These treaties were fair. Indigenous people were treated with respect in determining the bargains.
These treaties took away land and gave it to American colonizers. They also did not allow Indigenous people to practice their own cultures.
These treaties took away land and gave it to American colonizers. They also did not allow Indigenous people to practice their own cultures.
These treaties took away land and gave it to American colonizers. They also did not allow Indigenous people to practice their own cultures unless they received prior permission.
Ignoring the repetitive nature of the question, I'll do my best to go above and beyond to answer.
Americas 1650-1850 Unit Test:
1. How were many of the treaties signed between indigenous communities and the American government unfair?
The treaties took away land and gave it to American colonizers. They also did not allow Indigenous people to practice their own cutlures.
2. How were coffee and sugar plantations in Hawaii a threat to tribal sovereignty?
These plantations forced indigenous people off the land they had lived on for generations.
3. How did European colonizers use systematic racism to justify their cruelty to indigenous people?
European colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit themselves, not others.
4. How did the economienda system impact the indigenous peoples of the Americas?
The system led to the mistreatment of indigenous peoples and the theft of their native lands.
5. Which of the following excerpts from 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano' describes how people were bought and sold upon their arrival in the Americas?
"On a signal given, (as the beat of a drum) the buyers rush at once into the yard where the slaves are confined, and make choice of that parcel they like best."
6. Which excerpt from the primary source-- 'The Confessions of Nat Turner'-- supports the statments that he believed he was destined for great things from an early age?
"I surely would be a prophet, as the Lord had shewn me things that had happened before my birth."
7. Which best describes the Stamp Act?
It put a tax on products such as newspapers, dice, legal documents, and playing cards.
8. On a timeline about the American Revolution, which event would be listed immediately before the Treaty of Paris?
the Siege of Yorktown.
9. Which group immediately benefitted the most from the American Revolution?
White nonlandowning males.
10. Absolute rulers claimed which of the following?
that they had absolute political authority.
11. Which of the following events contributed to the emergence of independence movements in Latin America?
the French Revoltution.
12. Which idea had the greatest influence on the Haitian independence movement?
equality
13. What were the economic consequences for Spanish America of Napoleon's invasion of Spain?
Long military engagement and disrupted trade led to high taxes and unstable economies in Spanish America.
14. Which statement best reflects the beliefs of the author of this quote? "A firm union will be of the utmost moment to the peace and liberty of the States, as a barrier against domestic faction insurrection."
The author likely believed that a federal government was in the best interests of the U.S.
15. Why did early American political leaders want to ensure they had a combination of democratic and republican sturctures in the U.S. government?
They believed it was important to allow people some voice in their government, but wanted to ensure the right people maintained power.
16. Which of the following *BEST* explains the impact of Greek and Roman democracies on how the U.S. legislative, judiciary, and executive branches function.
The writers of the U.S. constitution took inspiration from Greece and Rome but adapted the ancient ideas to create a mixed government system of their own.
17. Which of the following countries, inspired by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, had long-term success with adopting democracy?
Liberia
18. Which of the following *BEST* explains how the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions are related?
Debt from supporting the American Revolution led King Louis XVI to raise taxes at the Estates-General. The Third Estate objected to new taxes and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The declaration inspired a revolt of the enslaved population in Haiti.
19. Which statment compares a key similarity between the U.S., French, and Haiti Revolutions?
Each led to the creation of republics.
20. Which of the following accurately states a key difference among the U.S., French, and Haitian governments following their independence movements?
The French feared counter-revolutionaries.
21. What is a general conclusion that can be drawn regarding the effects of political revolutions in the Americas during the colonial period?
Political revolutions in the Americas promoted push and pull factors of migration in each of the affected regions. These factors were influenced by political, economic, and cultural features associated with each revolution.
22. Between 1808 and 1826, all of the former Spanish and Portugese colonies of the Americas achieved independence except which two colonies?
Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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