Why was the reservation system created in the 1850s? Check all that apply.to settle a border dispute with Canadato confine Indigenous groups to specific areasto give White settlers room to build farmsto help spread Christianity to Indigenous peopleto avoid a war between colonizers and Indigenous people
Answer
A
to settle a border dispute with Canada
B
to confine Indigenous groups to specific areas
C
to give White settlers room to build farms
D
to help spread Christianity to Indigenous people
E
to avoid a war between colonizers and Indigenous people
Explanation
In the 1850s, the reservation system was used to confine Indigenous groups to designated areas and make more land available for White settlers, including farmers. Officials also presented reservations as a way to reduce conflict between Indigenous peoples and colonizers. Settling a border dispute with Canada and spreading Christianity were not the system’s main purposes.
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