Do you think breaking the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868, among hundreds of other treaties between the U.S. government and sovereign Indian nations, was legal? Why or why not?

Cite examples from the associated chapter in American Yawp, or other sources to support your analysis.

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Questions:

1. In light of what you’ve learned about the Gilded Age, do you think the state government should have intervened and regulated conditions in NYC tenement homes? Why or why not?

2. Do you think the federal government should have regulated the growth of wealth among the captains of industry, e.g., Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler, and J.P. Morgan? Why or why not?

3. In light of what you’ve learned about the historical conflicts between American Indian nations and the U.S. government, what is your opinion of the creation of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial?

4. Do you think breaking the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868, among hundreds of other treaties between the U.S. government and sovereign Indian nations, was legal? Why or why not?

5. According to the U.S. National Park Service, “Over the decades, Mount Rushmore has grown in fame as a symbol of America―a symbol of freedom and hope for people from all cultures and backgrounds.” Do you think this statement is ironic? Why or why not?

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