Question

What was true of American Indian tribes under the Indian Appropriations Act?
The United States government agreed to sign treaties with all tribes.
Tribes were no longer considered to be independent nations.
Tribe members were no longer wards of the government.
The United States government helped tribes keep their cultural identity.

Answer 1

Tribes were no longer considered to be independent nations.

Explanation: The Indian Appropriations Act of 1871 ended the U.S. government's practice of making treaties with tribes and declared that tribes would no longer be recognized as independent foreign nations capable of treaty-making.