Question

What was one strategy the U.S. government widely employed to assimilate American Indians after their forced relocation?

A. Teaching native children English and encouraging them to shed their cultural identities
B. Sending agents to native villages to ensure that the people spoke only English
C. Giving rewards to missionaries who successfully converted native communities to Christianity
D. Paying money to natives who publicly denounced their tribal identitie

Answer 1

A. Teaching native children English and encouraging them to shad their cultural identities. (APEX)

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. The U.S. government would teach native children English and encourage them to shed their cultural identities, which were seen as backwards and uncivilized. This despite the fact that the Cherokee, for example, had an alphabet and printed books and newspapers in their language.