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How did the U.S. government attempt to assimilate the native Americans?
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Why did the government try to assimilate native Americans?
There was no assimilation of Native Americans. They were discriminated against and put on reservations as well as killed.
Why were Native Americans granted sovereignty?
To assimilate Native Americans to white culture. Dawes Act was also a factor.
How could the federal government have made the Dawes Act more successful?
by refusing to allow Native Americans to assimilate by making it illegal for Native Americans to sell their land to speculators by providing larger land parcels so the Native Americans could grow more crops by using land speculators as brokers between the government and Native Americans
Did Native Americans resisted the termination policy which sought to eliminate reservations and assimilate Native Americans into mainstream America?
True
Native Americans resisted the termination policy which sought to eliminate reservations and assimilate Native Americans into mainstream America.?
True
What problems were caused by attempts to assimilate native Americans?
well first of all it caused the native americans to become aggressive further escalating the conflict.
What laws did the united state enact to prompt native Americans to assimilate?
battle of rego and attas
How and why did the federal government encourage native Americans to assimilate?
The federal government made laws forcing Native Americans to learn English and speak only English. They trained Native American wives to be good and proper English housewives. They provided money and compliments for those who learned quickly and adjusted to the American ways. The American government did this because the American Government was against anyone being different than them. They wanted everyone to be the same as them because they were the "elite" people.
Why was the governments policy of assimilation of the native Americans a failure?
The government's policy of assimilation of the Native Americans was a failure because the government wanted to eliminate them. The government wanted the Native Americans to remain powerless.
What did the Spanish do to control or culturally assimilate the Native Americans?
missions were built and the europeans tried to convert the Indians though religion
What did the native Americans build to attempt to halt settlement?
A confederation
How did pressure of western expansion impact native Americans?
Westward expansion had a negative impact on Native Americans. Their whole way of life was taken away from them, along with the freedoms they had always known. They were removed from their land and placed on small reservations. Families were separated, and much of their culture was lost as the government tried to assimilate them into the white ways of life.
