Question

people who supported assimilation policies believed assimilation was more compassionate than reservation policy. were they correct?
yes, forced removal separated indigenous people from their ancestors, but assimilation did not.
no, indigenous people were still impoverished and treated like outcasts.
yes, many indigenous people successfully integrated into american society and became wealthy.
no, indigenous people saw assimilation as an erasure of their culture.

Explanation:

Assimilation policies aimed to make Indigenous people adopt the dominant - culture, which was seen as an erasure of their own unique cultures. This was not a more compassionate approach compared to reservation policies.

Answer:

D. No, Indigenous people saw assimilation as an erasure of their culture.