Native Americans

question 54

Multiple Choice

Native Americans

• A) today number more than 2 million.
• B) have a far higher infant mortality rate than the national average.
• C) have in recent years filed suit to reclaim their ancestral lands.
• D) are less than half as likely to finish college as other Americans.
• E) All of these answers are correct.

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