Most whites associated with Indian reform groups of the 1880s believed that
A) Indians could never be successfully assimilated into American society.
B) Indian cultures should be protected and preserved.
C) Indians could succeed in American society only if they adopted middle-class values.
D) Indians should be protected from white encroachment by the United States Army.

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Most whites associated with Indian reform groups of the 1880s believed that Indians could succeed in American society only if they adopted middle-class values. This belief was reflected in policies such as the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, which aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by dividing reservations into individual plots of land and giving them to Native Americans who agreed to adopt farming practices and other middle-class customs.

Most Whites Associated with Indian Reform Groups of the 1880s