The two options that best identify the central idea of the text are: B. The U.S. government put the needs of American settlers and homesteaders over the treaty-protected rights of American Indians to their land. F. Life was difficult for Indians on reservations because they could not practice their ancestral ways of living nor adapt to new ways without proper resources and guidance.
The central idea of the text is that the U.S. government prioritized the needs of American settlers and homesteaders over the treaty-protected rights of American Indians to their land during westward expansion. The repeated breaking of treaties led to violent conflicts, such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn, resulting in the forced relocation of Native Americans to reservations.
Life on reservations proved challenging, as the imposed restrictions disrupted traditional ways of living and lacked necessary resources for adaptation. The Dawes Act further exacerbated the situation, causing the loss of tribal land and contributing to pervasive issues like poverty, alcoholism, and despair among Native Americans.
Options B and F are correct.
The complete question is:
In the CommonLit story -From Resistance to Reservations-
Which TWO of the following best identify the central idea of the text?
A.The U.S. government was justified to treat the Indians harshly because they lost the American Indian Wars.
B.The U.S. government put the needs of American settlers and homesteaders over the treaty-protected rights of American Indians to their land.
C.The U.S. government did the best possible by taking land from a few Indians to give to many settlers, minimizing violence for both sides.
D.The Indians who did not resist American advancement and retreated to reservations were treated better than those who fought and eventually surrendered to the U.S. government.
E.The Seventh Cavalry got revenge for the Battle of the Little Bighorn at the massacre of Wounded Knee.
F.Life was difficult for Indians on reservations because they could not practice their ancestral ways of living nor adapt to new ways without proper resources and guidance