Indians took over Alcatraz Island, a former federal prison on San Francisco Bay in the 1970's because
a. A 1868 treaty provided that surplus federal property could be claimed by the Sioux
b. They were protesting the continued imprisonment of several Native American leaders
c. They claimed the federal government owed them money from an 1870 treaty
d. They argued that the federal government was polluting the bay and they had a right to stop that damage
ANS: a
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