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Use the excerpt from the story titled Facing the Future to answer the question.

Facing the Future

The United States made treaties with the tribe when it moved to the reservation. “These treaties have never really been honored,” he continues. Among other things, the United States seized most of the Great Sioux Reservation’s original land. The Black Hills, along with other areas that can support grazing and farming, were lost.

The author’s point is the Oglala Sioux Tribe faces many challenges today. Which reason is given to support the author’s main point?

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The United States was honest and kept the treaties with the Oglala Sioux.
The United States was honest and kept the treaties with the Oglala Sioux.

The United States made treaties with the Oglala Sioux that it did not keep.
The United States made treaties with the Oglala Sioux that it did not keep.

The Oglala Sioux demanded that treaties be made in order to keep their land.
The Oglala Sioux demanded that treaties be made in order to keep their land.

The Oglala Sioux were able to keep the Reservation’s original land.
The Oglala Sioux were able to keep the Reservation’s original land.
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Answer 1

The United States made treaties with the Oglala Sioux that it did not keep.