What approach did the new American government take toward Native Americans in the years following the Revolution?
A) forcing them to convert to Christianity or face mass extermination
B) attempting to "Americanize" their children in special private schools
C) moving them to reservations on vastly reduced portions of their traditional territories
D) dispossessing them of their land and forcing them west of the Mississippi River
E) relocating nearly all of them to British colonies in the West Indies

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The correct answer is D because the new American government forced Native Americans to move to reservations on vastly reduced portions of their traditional territories.

What Approach Did the New American Government Take Toward Native