Reservations were set up for Native Americans by the federal government in order to
A) give Native Americans the opportunity to preserve their language and culture.
B) give Indian tribes sovereign status.
C) dislocate Indian tribes from their land and resources.
D) establish a safe haven from white violence.

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Reservations were primarily established as a means to dislocate Native American tribes from their ancestral lands and resources, often to make way for European-American settlement and exploitation of those lands. While reservations have become places where some aspects of Native American cultures and languages are preserved, and they do have a degree of sovereign status, these were not the primary reasons for their establishment.

Reservations Were Set Up for Native Americans by the Federal