The Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s compelled many Americans to pressure Congress to “Kill the Indian and Save the Man,” which meant to put Indians on reservations and culturally assimilate their children through compulsory school attendance. At these schools, Indian children would be forced to forsake their culture, learn English, and adopt American morals and cultural sensibilities. A. True B. False

The Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s compelled many Americans to pressure Congress to “Kill the Indian and Save the Man,” which meant to put Indians on reservations and culturally assimilate their children through compulsory school attendance. At these schools, Indian children would be forced to forsake their culture, learn English, and adopt American morals and cultural sensibilities. A. True B. False