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Indigenous Boarding Schools — Quiz

Question 6 • New Mexico History

What were Indigenous peoples pressured to do during the period of assimilation policies?

Answer
A
form stronger alliances between tribes and settlers
B
develop their own educational system and policies
C
adopt White American language and customs
D
return to traditional hunting and gathering

Explanation

Assimilation policies pressured Indigenous peoples to give up aspects of their own cultures and adopt the language and customs of White Americans. So the correct choice is C, “adopt White American language and customs.”

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