Question

The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 changed how the US government treated Indigenous peoples. Under this policy,
Indigenous peoples were treated as part of a tribe.
Indigenous peoples were treated as individuals.
Indigenous groups became separate nations.
Indigenous peoples became independent of the US. option 1 2 3 o r4

Answer 1

The correct answer is: **2. Indigenous peoples were treated as individuals.**

The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 ended the practice of recognizing tribes as separate, sovereign nations and instead treated Indigenous peoples as individuals rather than members of tribal groups.