Question

question 5 of 10 what was one strategy the u.s. government widely employed to assimilate american indians after their forced relocation? a. teaching native children english and encouraging them to shed their cultural identities b. giving rewards to missionaries who successfully converted native communities to christianity c. paying money to natives who publicly denounced their tribal identities d. sending agents to native villages to ensure that the people spoke only english

Explanation:

The U.S. government aimed to assimilate American - Indians by undermining their cultural identities. Teaching native children English and encouraging them to shed their cultural identities was a common assimilation strategy. It was part of a broader effort to make Native Americans conform to Euro - American culture. Other options like rewarding missionaries, paying natives to denounce identities, or sending agents to enforce English - only speaking were not as widely employed as the educational approach to assimilation.

Answer:

A. Teaching native children English and encouraging them to shed their cultural identities