1. part a: which two of the following best identify the
central idea of this text?
a the u. s. government was justified to treat the
indians harshly because they lost the american
indian wars.
b the us government put the needs of american
settlers and homesteaders oyer the treaty: protected
rights of american indians their land.
c the u. s. government did the most good possible by
taking land from a few indians to give to many
settlers, minimizing violence for both sides.
d the indians who did not resist american
advancement and retreated to reservations were
treated better than those who fought and eventually
surrendered to the u. s. government.
e the seventh cavalry got revenge for the battle of the
little bighorn at the massacre of wounded knee.
f life was difficult for indians on reservations because
they could not practice their ancestral ways of living
nor adapt to new ways without proper resources and