Question

question 9 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. sending agents to native villages to ensure that the people spoke only english

c. giving rewards to missionaries who successfully converted native communities to christianity

d. paying money to natives who publicly denounced their tribal identities

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The U.S. government used boarding schools to educate Native American children, teaching them English and discouraging their cultural practices/identities as a key assimilation strategy.
• Option B: There's no major historical record of agents being sent to villages just to enforce English - speaking in this way as a widespread assimilation strategy.
• Option C: While missionaries did work with Native Americans, the government didn't widely give rewards to missionaries for conversions as a main assimilation strategy.
• Option D: The government didn't have a program of paying Natives to denounce their tribal identities as a widespread assimilation strategy.

Answer:

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