The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887

question 12

Multiple Choice

The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887

• A) ended the U.S. government's effort to assimilate Indian tribes.
• B) was designed to force Indians to become landowners and farmers.
• C) was intended to preserve traditional Indian culture.
• D) denied U.S. citizenship to landowning Indian adults.
• E) reaffirmed tribal ownership of western lands in the face of white claims to it.

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Autonomic

Pertaining to the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary actions of the muscles and glands.

Somatic

Pertaining to the body, especially as distinct from the mind or spirit, often in context with sensory experiences or the voluntary nervous system.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

A division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for stimulating "rest and digest" activities, slowing down the heart rate, and increasing intestinal and gland activity.