The Dawes Severalty Act was based on the belief that
a. Indians should be allowed to participate actively in decisions concerning their future.
b. by establishing reservations as enclaves protected from white encroachment, Indian culture could bepreserved
c. families headed by men were the desired model for all societies.
d. Indians could best be assimilated into mainstream American society by teaching them the skills necessary tobecome factory workers.
c
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A) creating the Continental Army with George Washington as its military leader. B) agreeing to foreign loans to finance the army. C) declaring independence. D) rejecting the Articles of Confederation.
The chief deity of the Aryans was ________
A) Indra, god of battle and lightning B) an unnamed male god with long horns C) Tian, god of Heaven D) Veda, goddess of fertility
Which of the following statements is true about the typical mining town?
A) Populations were more female than male. B) Churches were very prevalent among local businesses. C) Personal violence was less common than collective acts of violence. D) As towns developed, local agriculture and transportation decreased.
Which of the following rivers is known as "China's Sorrow" because of its tendency for destructive flooding?
a. Xijiang b. Yellow c. Yangzi d. West e. Oxus