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Moving onto Reservations

Question 2 • LHS Oklahoma History

Why were the Plains tribes’ reservations located in such remote areas?

Answer
A
to help Plains tribes with mining
B
to help Plains tribes with tenant farming
C
to help Plains tribes forget their way of life
D
to help Plains tribes with hunting buffalo

Explanation

The reservations were placed in remote areas to separate Plains tribes from their traditional lands and way of life. This isolation was intended to encourage or force them to give up their customs and adopt the settlers’ way of living. So the best answer is C, “to help Plains tribes forget their way of life.”

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