The "Allotment" Policy Initiated in the Late 1880s with Respect

question 31

Multiple Choice

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

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