Race vs. Ethnicity
Race- A group of persons characterized by common physical/biological traits that are passed down from their descendents.
Ethnicity- (ethnos- nation) Defined by similar genetic inheritances (visible to most members of that group) and held together by language, culture, group spirit (nationalism or group solidarity) and geography.
2. Indian Removal Act (1830)- Policy that forced tribes to emigrate from their places of origin. All eastern tribes had to move west of Mississippi. Many fought, many fled to Canada.
3. Dawes Act (1887)- Provided individual families with reservation lands (seemingly well intended). Whites bought most of Indian land and Indian acrage in U.S. went from 140 million acres to 50 acres.
4. Indian Reorganization Act- Ended Dawes Act and gave Indians civil and cultural rights, tribal governments and legal status in counties, and foster economic development.
5. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act-......
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