Expansion and Indigenous Peoples

Question 6 • Summer - US History 3533 - S1

What caused the breakdown of the reservation system? Check all of the possible reasons.

Answer

American Indians refused to pay the government for the land given to them.

Many American Indians rejected the authority of the leaders who signed treaties that required them to move to reservations.

White settlers wanted more of the land that was reserved for American Indians.

Living in a defined area was an unfamiliar concept to many American Indians.

American-Indian farmers grew too many crops and lowered farm commodity prices.

Explanation

The reservation system broke down because some American Indians did not accept the treaties made by leaders who agreed to relocation, white settlers continued to seek land reserved for American Indians, and fixed boundaries conflicted with many American Indians’ traditions of using land. Refusing to pay the government was not the cause, and crop surpluses lowering commodity prices were unrelated.

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