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Why did the "Friends of the Indians" think that reservations were the best places for Native Americans?

They needed to protect Native Americans from extermination and bring civilization.
These Americans wanted to protect Native customs and beliefs.
They needed to remove Natives so that settlers could use the land.
Only through hard work would Native peoples prosper.

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They needed to remove Natives do that settlers could use the land
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Answer:

They needed to remove Natives so that settlers could use the land.

Step-by-step explanation:

Removal and settlement on reservations served two purposes for the United States. First, it cleared land of Native Americans for western expansion. Second, it permitted the United States to carry out a program of Americanizing Tribes into communities of small farmers

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