Question

Each of the following was true of the government’s relations with the Plains Indians except that .

the reservations set aside often consisted of poor, barren land

treaties were often made with chiefs who did not represent the entire tribe

the two sides fought in a series of conflicts known as the Indian Wars

the government attempted to protect the bison as a source of food

Answer 1

the government attempted to protect the bison as a source of food

This is false — federal policy and white hunters largely allowed or encouraged the mass slaughter of bison (partly to undermine Plains Indians’ food supply) rather than protecting them.