Question

What was the goal of the reformers who wanted to help Native Americans in the late 1800s?(1 point)
Responses

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 encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of Americans
to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of Americans

to relocate all the Native Americans to one reservation in a western state
to relocate all the Native Americans to one reservation in a western state

to negotiate treaties to ensure peace in the west

Answer 1

to encourage Native Americans to adopt the ways of Americans

Reformers pushed assimilation policies (boarding schools, the Dawes Act) to get Native Americans to adopt American customs, language, religion, and farming/land ownership.