The main goal of the American Indian Movement was to win greater rights for all Native Americans.
Multiple Choice
What was the main goal of the American Indian Movement?
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Responses
to achieve the right to form reservations
to achieve the right to form reservations
to win greater rights for all Native Americans
to win greater rights for all Native Americans
to establish a U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
to establish a U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
to overthrow the tribal government
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Question
Based on the protest at Farmington, which conclusion is best supported?
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Responses
New Mexico had failed to make any laws about reservation management.
New Mexico had failed to make any laws about reservation management.
Native Americans did not have the right to sue for damages in U.S. courts.
Native Americans did not have the right to sue for damages in U.S. courts.
U.S. police departments barred Native Americans from being law officers.
U.S. police departments barred Native Americans from being law officers.
Native Americans believed that existing U.S. laws did not adequately protect them from violence.
Based on the protest at Farmington, which conclusion is best supported?
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Responses
New Mexico had failed to make any laws about reservation management.
New Mexico had failed to make any laws about reservation management.
Native Americans did not have the right to sue for damages in U.S. courts.
Native Americans did not have the right to sue for damages in U.S. courts.
U.S. police departments barred Native Americans from being law officers.
U.S. police departments barred Native Americans from being law officers.
Native Americans believed that existing U.S. laws did not adequately protect them from violence.
The conclusion best supported based on the protest at Farmington is that Native Americans believed that existing U.S. laws did not adequately protect them from violence.
In what way were the American Indian Movement and the civil rights movement most similar?
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Responses
Both operated mostly in the U.S. Southwest.
Both operated mostly in the U.S. Southwest.
Both called for separate nationwide voting on specific issues.
Both called for separate nationwide voting on specific issues.
Both focused on achieving goals for a certain minority group.
Both focused on achieving goals for a certain minority group.
Both demanded the right to negotiate new laws and treaties.
Both demanded the right to negotiate new laws and treaties.
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Responses
Both operated mostly in the U.S. Southwest.
Both operated mostly in the U.S. Southwest.
Both called for separate nationwide voting on specific issues.
Both called for separate nationwide voting on specific issues.
Both focused on achieving goals for a certain minority group.
Both focused on achieving goals for a certain minority group.
Both demanded the right to negotiate new laws and treaties.
Both demanded the right to negotiate new laws and treaties.
The American Indian Movement and the civil rights movement were most similar in that both focused on achieving goals for a certain minority group.
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