FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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A portion of land was to be set aside for future generations.
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The present generation had the right to exploit the land.
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The crops on grew were to be shared by all.
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Individual right to use land were temporary.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Native Americans, did not appreciate the notion of land as a commodity, especially not in terms of individual ownership. As a result, Indian groups would sell land, but in their minds had only sold the rights to use the lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies? Tribal leaders were almost always women.
Detailed explanation-3: -DEVELOPING YOUR ANSWER: The government’s primary policy was settlement of the West’s Indians on reservations, in order to clear them off as much land as possible so that farmers, railroad companies, miners, and others could settle.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following was true of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 ? It eliminated most tribal land ownership in favor of ownership by individuals.