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Question
What did boarding schools hope to gain by separating Native American children from their parents?
(1 point)
Responses

enable the children to establish family bonds within the Catholic Church
enable the children to establish family bonds within the Catholic Church

help youth learn housekeeping and agricultural skills
help youth learn housekeeping and agricultural skills

provide children with food and shelter through the winter months
provide children with food and shelter through the winter months

surround youth with American culture to replace Native American culture
surround youth with American culture to replace Native American culture

Answer 1

The response that best captures what boarding schools aimed to achieve by separating Native American children from their parents is:

surround youth with American culture to replace Native American culture.

These schools were often designed to assimilate Native American children into Euro-American culture, erasing their indigenous identities and practices.