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What was the primary purpose for creating the Native American reservation system?

A to remove Native Americans from desirable land
B to prevent civil war among Native American groups
C to provide Native Americans with more fertile farmland
D to help Native Americans secure legal rights to mineral deposits

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The main goals of Indian reservations were to bring Native Americans under U.S. government control, minimize conflict between Indians and settlers and encourage Native Americans to take on the ways of the white man.

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