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Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 2 • SSHS IUS002 US History II

In the late 1800s, the purpose of the reservation system was to

Answer
A
relocate Indigenous peoples and to provide land for White settlers.
B
give Indigenous peoples more freedom to move from place to place.
C
create a housing system to help Indigenous peoples assimilate.
D
offer Indigenous peoples good farmland in exchange for relocation.

Explanation

The reservation system confined Indigenous peoples to designated areas, often through forced relocation, while opening their traditional lands to White settlement. It was not intended to increase their freedom of movement or provide them with especially good farmland. Therefore, the correct choice is “relocate Indigenous peoples and to provide land for White settlers.”

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