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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Expansion and Indigenous Peoples

Question 1 • Summer - US History 3533 - S1

Which of these goals best reflected the aims of the reformers who promoted assimilation?

Answer
A
to confine traditional American Indian rituals to reservation lands
B
to stop American Indians from seeking to renegotiate past treaties
C
to increase diversity by having American Indians teach their values to white people
D
to teach American Indians English and to convert them to Christianity

Explanation

Assimilation reformers wanted American Indians to adopt the language, religion, and customs of white American society. Teaching English and promoting conversion to Christianity were central parts of that goal, so the best choice is “to teach American Indians English and to convert them to Christianity.”

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