Question

Compare how the "one drop" rule created for black Americans compares to the "blood quantum" of Native Americans, and how these practices created a social hierarchy in these communities?

Answer 1

Blood quantum laws or Indian blood laws are laws in the United States and the former Thirteen colonies that define Native American identity by percentages of ancestry. These laws were enacted by the American government as a way to establish legally defined racial population groups; by contrast, many tribes and nations do not include Blood Quantum (BQ) as part of their own enrollment criteria.The one-drop rule is a social and legal principle of racial classification that was historically prominent in the United States in the 20th century. It asserted that any person with even one ancestor of black ancestry ("one drop" of black blood) is considered black (Negro or colored in historical terms).