The "allotment" policy initiated in the late 1880s with respect to American Indians failed because
a. It was applied to all tribes, regardless of whether they had a history of agriculture or not
b. There wasn't enough land to give to all the Native people
c. American Indians weren't used to the notion of commonly owned land
d. Women were expected to cultivate the land with the men and they had never done this before
ANS: a
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