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Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier — Quiz

Question 10 • Virginia and US History

To promote assimilation, Indigenous people children were

Answer
A
forbidden to speak their native language.
B
encouraged to speak their native language.
C
forbidden to learn English.
D
encouraged to learn many languages.

Explanation

Assimilation policies pressured Indigenous children to adopt the dominant society’s language and culture. At many boarding schools, children were forbidden to speak their native languages, so A is correct.

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