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Expansion and Indigenous Peoples — Quiz

Question 5 • US History

Which of these describes a consequence of the reservation system during the 1870s?

Answer
A
Tribes refused to stay on the failing reservations.
B
The US military peacefully confined the tribes.
C
Chiefs finally agreed to move onto reservations.
D
Tribes refused to leave the growing reservations.

Explanation

During the 1870s, many reservations were poorly supplied and offered little land or opportunity, so Native American tribes resisted being confined there and sometimes left. This makes “Tribes refused to stay on the failing reservations” the correct choice. The military’s confinement was not peaceful, and the other choices do not describe the common consequence of the failing reservation system.

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