The Great Sioux Nation Tribes Protested the Construction of the Dakota

question 21

Multiple Choice

The Great Sioux Nation tribes protested the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline because the pipeline ______.

• A) threatened the economic growth of the tribes
• B) was not as safe as other pipelines
• C) would threaten populous residential areas
• D) threatened sacred land and burial sites
• E) was unlikely to create job opportunities

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