Question

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what were two things that native americans were forced to do to assimilate into white culture?
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□ a. allow their children to be taken and retrained in boarding schools
□ b. go to farming schools to learn how to plow and cultivate fields
□ c. live on reservations and learn how to plow and cultivate fields--even in poor soil
□ d. adopt english names and culture, move to cities, and get jobs in factories

Explanation:

Native Americans were subjected to policies aimed at assimilation. Boarding schools were used to take children away from their families and cultures (a). Also, they were pressured to adopt English - based names, cultures, move to cities, and work in factories (d). Options b and c are not as directly related to the core assimilation efforts as a and d.

Answer:

a. Allow their children to be taken and retrained in boarding schools, d. Adopt English names and culture, move to cities, and get jobs in factories