Which of the following statements describes the California Indian population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

a. While California was home to one of the largest American Indian populations in the nation, most of them continued to live outside the reservation system.
b. Because of the genocidal policies of the Gold Rush era, California Indian population was very small and concentrated on a few rancherĂ­as.
c. Whatever few Indians remained in California lived in forest lands and national parks that had been their traditional homes.
d. The California state legislature enacted some of the most progressive legislation in the nation to assist the few remaining Indians.


a

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