Native Americans
Definition
Native Americans refer to the indigenous peoples of North America who inhabited the land long before European colonization.
Related terms
Tribal Sovereignty: Tribal Sovereignty is the inherent authority of Native American tribes to govern themselves within the boundaries of their reservations.
Indian Removal Act: The Indian Removal Act was a law passed in 1830 that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to territories west of the Mississippi River.
Dawes Act: The Dawes Act was a law passed in 1887 that sought to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by dividing tribal lands into individual plots for Native Americans to own privately.
"Native Americans" appears in:
Subjects (4)
AP European History
AP Human Geography
AP US History
AP World History: Modern
Practice Questions (1)
How might U.S democracy be different today if Native Americans had been allowed equal voting rights from the nation's inception?
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