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Q: Why did the federal government try to force native Americans onto reservations?
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Why did the federal government decide to break up the reservations?

The federal government wanted the Native Americans to become farmers.


What was the reservation policy?

In 1867 the federal government appointed the Indian Peace Commission to develop a policy toward Native Americans. The commission recommended moving the Native Americans to few large reservations. Moving them to reservations was not the new policy and the government then increased its effort in that way


Why did many native Americans choose to join the Confederacy in the war effort in the west?

In some cases Native Americans fought with the Confederacy because they believed that the Federal government had treated them badly. They, in some cases decided to help the South because they believed the Federal government would continue to force Native Americans on to reservations.


Where did the Native Americans move?

Government assigned reservations throughout the country.


Public lands set aside by the government for native Americans are called what?

Reservations. The reservations today are still federal property and Native Americans still live on them. The pipeline is going through a reservation named Rosebud and a treaty that was signed in 1886 has been broken by the Trump administration.


How were Native Americans impacted by the federal government Indian policies?

Native Americans were deeply impacted by the Federal government's Indian policies. For one, countless tribes lost their lands and were forcibly moved onto reservations. This marginalized them, and forced many to adapt white man's laws across the nation.


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 women and Native Americans were not given rights in the Constitution?

Women were not usually considered legally competent and if they were married they were the "property" of their husbands. Native Americans were not US citizens and later became wards of the Federal government when they were forced onto reservations.


Which development concerning civil rights occurred during the 1920s?

the federal government granted Native Americans citizenship -AKG<3


What were the areas set aside by the us government for the exclusive use of native Americans?

reservation


What were the areas set aside by the U.S government for the exclusive use of Native Americans?

reservations


What were the areas set aside by the U.S. government for the exclusive use of the Native Americans?

reservations