Question

Albert Fall from New Mexico was a champion for the Bursum Bill. What actions did he take?

a.
He demanded that the publicity pressure be continued.
b.
He fostered sympathetic sentiments in Congress by presenting stories of Indian struggles.
c.
He readily lobbied for Indian land rights because he admired Collier greatly.
d.
He created a backlash against the Pueblos and demanded they and their supporters be investigated.

Answer 1

Option d. Albert Fall created backlash against the Pueblos and demanded they and their supporters be investigated.

Step-by-step explanation:

Albert B. Fall was a former Senator from New Mexico who, in 1921, was appointed Secretary of the Interior of which the Indian Office was a part of. This gave Fall the power and responsibility to be in charge of all Indians affairs. He was openly hostile against Indians' rights and enforced several prohibitions against their religious rights and practices.

Albert B. Fall was behind the Bursum Bill who was presented by Senator Holm O. Bursum. When the Council of New Mexico Pueblos and different pro Indian organization took the bill to the Congress to be revisited, Fall created a public backlash against the Pueblos and demanded they and their supporters be investigated.