Life on reservations part B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A

Article: The Harlem Renaissance by Jessica McBirney Do part B only

Transcribed Image Text:1. PART A: Which statement best identifies the central idea of the text? O A The Harlem Renaissance was the first major artistic movement in American history. B The Harlem Renaissance was a period of increased migration of African Americans to the North. OC During the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans used art to convey their experiences and create a united cultural identity. OD During the Harlem Renaissance, civil rights activists overturned many racist laws in the South and overcame prejudice in the North.

Transcribed Image Text:2. PART B: Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A? O A "It produced some of the greatest artists, musicians, and writers in American history" ( Paragraph 1) OB "In the early 1900s, African Americans began moving to the North in the hopes of finding better paying jobs in city factories instead of on farms." (Paragraph 3) O C "it was a chance for African American artists to use their art to express pride in their identities and share their experiences." ( Paragraph 6) OD "it laid important groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement several decades later." ( Paragraph 10)

Name:Class:"The Women of Pine Ridge"by Hamner_Fotos is licensed under CCBY 2.0.Life on ReservationsBy Jessica McBirney2017The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was the U.S. government federal policy that forcibly removed NativeAmericans from their land and relocated them to reservations. In this information text, Jessica McBirneydiscusses the tragic history of relocation and assimilation, as well as the quality of life of Native Americanson reservations today. As you read, identify the reasons why Native Americans began living on reservations.Then, think about how life on Native American reservations has changed over time.About 5.2 million Native Americans live in the UnitedStates, and 22% of those live on Native AmericanReservations. Reservations are large areas of landgoverned only by Native American tribes; the federalgovernment has little control in these areas.Reservations have existed since 1830, although theyhave changed in size and location since then.Why Reservations?The U.S. government created reservations to keepmore land available for use by U.S. citizens as settlersmoved west. Before the arrival of European settlers,Native Americans lived in tribes all over the continentand governed themselves. Each tribe had its owngovernment, culture, traditions, family structures, and ways of life. When settlers began pushing farther andfarther west, they fought with Native Americans who already lived there over who should have right to theland.To “solve” these disputes about the control of land, the U.S. government “reserved” relatively small areas ofland for Native Americans, while allowing the larger areas to be used by U.S. citizens. As more settlers traveledWest and as natural resources such as gold and silver were found, the areas reserved for Native Americansbecame smaller and smaller. If Native Americans did not willingly move onto reservations, they were oftenrelocated by force. The “Trail of Tears” was a series of forced relocations of Native Americans in thesoutheastern United States to areas west of the Mississippi. Over 4,000 Native Americans died from eitherstarvation or disease while they were being relocated. Once tribes arrived on the reservation there wereproblems as well, because sometimes feuding tribes ended up living on the same reservation.The U.S. government tried to install its own forms of education, work, and family life onto the reservations toweaken the Native Americans connection to their cultures and tribes. Many younger generations becamedisconnected from their heritage. This caused many problems for Native Americans in the following decades.