What Motivation Drove Canada's Nineteenth-Century Policy Toward Its Indigenous Population

question 21

Multiple Choice

What motivation drove Canada's nineteenth-century policy toward its indigenous population?

• A) Canadians acknowledged the legitimacy of native cultural traditions.
• B) Canadians wished to make a quick profit by displacing the Amerindians.
• C) Canadians maintained their French colonial tradition of cooperation with the Amerindians.
• D) Canadians wished to avoid bloodshed and conflict with indigenous peoples that might drive off settlers.

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