Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 1

The agency of the U.S. government that has primary responsibility for the administration of American Indian reservations.

Answer 1

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Question 2

Federal legislation passed in 1934 that was intended to give Native American tribes more autonomy

Answer 2

Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)

Question 3

A policy by which all special relationships between the federal government and American Indians would be abolished

Answer 3

Termination

Question 4

Like the Black Power movement, encompassed a coalition of groups, many considerably more assertive than the NCAI, and a varied collection of ideas, most of which stressed self- determination and pride in race and cultural heritage.

Answer 4

The red power movement

Question 5

A deeply flawed attempt to impose white definitions of land ownership and to transform American Indians into independent farmers by dividing their land among the families of each tribe.

Answer 5

Dawes Allotment Act of 1887