Question
What was the strategy of the reformers who wanted to help Native Americans in the late 1800s?
to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of American settlers
to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of American settlers
to return the land that was taken away from the Native Americans
to return the land that was taken away from the Native Americans
to negotiate treaties to ensure peace in the west
to negotiate treaties to ensure peace in the west
to relocate all the Native Americans to one reservation in a western state
to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of American settlers
to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of American settlers
to return the land that was taken away from the Native Americans
to return the land that was taken away from the Native Americans
to negotiate treaties to ensure peace in the west
to negotiate treaties to ensure peace in the west
to relocate all the Native Americans to one reservation in a western state
Answers
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The strategy of the reformers who wanted to help Native Americans in the late 1800s primarily focused on **encouraging Native Americans to adopt the ways of American settlers**. This approach was largely rooted in the belief that assimilation into Euro-American culture would improve the lives of Native Americans. Reformers, influenced by the ideas of figures such as Helen Hunt Jackson, promoted education, agriculture, and Christianity as means for Native Americans to integrate into American society, often disregarding indigenous cultures and traditions in the process.
The other options, while relevant to various historical contexts, do not accurately represent the main strategy of reformers during this period. The push for returning land or negotiating treaties often came from a different set of motivations, and the idea of relocating all Native Americans to one reservation, while practiced, was not a primary strategy of reformers focused on helping Native Americans.
The other options, while relevant to various historical contexts, do not accurately represent the main strategy of reformers during this period. The push for returning land or negotiating treaties often came from a different set of motivations, and the idea of relocating all Native Americans to one reservation, while practiced, was not a primary strategy of reformers focused on helping Native Americans.