Question
Which of the following evaluations of a policy from the reservation era (1850–1887) is accurate?(1 point)
Responses
The Dawes Act gave Indigenous people land to settle according to treaties between individual states and Indigenous groups.
The Dawes Act gave Indigenous people land to settle according to treaties between individual states and Indigenous groups.
The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act took away Indigenous sovereignty but granted Indigenous groups unrestricted trading rights with U.S. settlements.
The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act took away Indigenous sovereignty but granted Indigenous groups unrestricted trading rights with U.S. settlements.
The Indian Appropriations Act confined Indigenous people onto poor quality land, while granting U.S. citizens the rights to fertile land.
The Indian Appropriations Act confined Indigenous people onto poor quality land, while granting U.S. citizens the rights to fertile land.
The Major Crimes Act made it legal for the U.S. government to remove Indigenous people from east of the Mississippi River.
Responses
The Dawes Act gave Indigenous people land to settle according to treaties between individual states and Indigenous groups.
The Dawes Act gave Indigenous people land to settle according to treaties between individual states and Indigenous groups.
The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act took away Indigenous sovereignty but granted Indigenous groups unrestricted trading rights with U.S. settlements.
The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act took away Indigenous sovereignty but granted Indigenous groups unrestricted trading rights with U.S. settlements.
The Indian Appropriations Act confined Indigenous people onto poor quality land, while granting U.S. citizens the rights to fertile land.
The Indian Appropriations Act confined Indigenous people onto poor quality land, while granting U.S. citizens the rights to fertile land.
The Major Crimes Act made it legal for the U.S. government to remove Indigenous people from east of the Mississippi River.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
The Indian Appropriations Act confined Indigenous people onto poor quality land, while granting U.S. citizens the rights to fertile land.
Explanation: the Indian Appropriations Acts (especially mid-19th century) funded the creation of reservations that confined tribes to often poor or marginal lands and opened desirable lands to settlers; the other statements misstate the purposes/effects of the Dawes Act, Indian Trade and Intercourse Acts, and the Major Crimes Act.
Explanation: the Indian Appropriations Acts (especially mid-19th century) funded the creation of reservations that confined tribes to often poor or marginal lands and opened desirable lands to settlers; the other statements misstate the purposes/effects of the Dawes Act, Indian Trade and Intercourse Acts, and the Major Crimes Act.