USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Boarding schools purpose were designed to ____ Indian children’s lives.
A
change the culture
B
bring acculturation
C
learn the white man’s ways
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian boarding schools were founded to eliminate traditional American Indian ways of life and replace them with mainstream American culture. The first boarding schools were set up starting in the mid-nineteenth century either by the government or Christian missionaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commonly, a school that offers the option for students to live on its campus is known as a boarding school. These types of schools often have more rigorous requirements for students to fully prepare them for life after school. Keep in mind that some boarding schools accept daytime-only students as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -American Indian boarding schools, also known more recently as American Indian residential schools, were established in the United States from the mid-17th to the early 20th centuries with a primary objective of “civilizing” or assimilating Native American children and youth into European American culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer & Explanation Answer: They sought to eradicate Native American culture by assimilating children into white society. Indian boarding schools were established in the late 1800s in the United States with the goal of assimilation into mainstream society and the eradication of Indian Native customs.

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