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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 2 • Crowley Credit Recovery US History Studies Since 1877 A

What did the Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 do?

Answer
A
Prohibited federal officers from signing treaties with American Indians
B
Confined tribes to reservations with defined borders
C
Gave American Indians more land

Explanation

The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 helped establish the reservation system by setting aside areas where American Indian tribes were expected to live. In effect, it confined tribes to reservations with defined borders. It did not give tribes more land, so B is correct.

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